"To apply: Ref - 5240600. An amazing UK based AAA studio is looking for a Principal Technical Artist to devise and support end to end pipelines on a story driven horror blockbuster with genre defining goals.
This huge, highly ambitious partnership project takes atmosphere, storytelling, player agency and narrative firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation hardware technologies.
This is an ambitious, AAA project with a heavy focus on art, animation and delivering unique character performances to heighten player presence and immersion to new levels.
Key Responsibilities
-Support the Lead Technical Artist and wider team to create and maintain documentation standards and practices for tools, pipelines, and technical specifications
-Support the Lead Technical Artist in identifying and developing necessary art tool chains and documentation
-Support the art team with tech related issues on a day-to-day basis working within the framework defined by the code team and existing established methods
-Bring your own experience of best working practices to the team
Role Requirements
-Proven experience as a Senior Technical Artist on at least one shipped PC or console title
-Excellent knowledge of Maya
-Proven Maya scripting skills (Python) with examples
-Previous experience with QT (PySide) UI development
-Familiarity with Perforce/Helix
-General familiarity with the Unreal Engine Editor, either from personal or professional experience
-Understanding of Unreal Blueprints and art pipeline concepts (AnimGraph, Sequencer, Lightmass)
Additional or desired skills
-Proven UE Material authoring skills with examples
-UE experience with environment materials, lighting, and shading effects
-Knowledge of HLSL
-Experience with Houdini
-Console development experience
To apply please send CV to Ayesha@ or phone 020 7580 6018 for a confidential chat (ideally over your cv / resume). We value close, personal relationships with our candidates and applications by this method tend to be more successful.
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