Our client is looking for a Lead Technical Artist with experience in AAA current gen console games.

Responsibilities

Liaise between art and tech teams as the day-to-day support contact and the enduring developer

Resolve snags, maintain and propose optimization developments

Develop tools & scripts, iterate and archive documentation

Carry the Art Director’s vision through all the material

Propose and deliver goals and monitor implementation

Continually absorb emergent trends and technical developments

Pass on training, and mentor the teams

Requirements

At least 4 shipped titles for consoles, as either Technical Artist or Artist

Artistically able, ideally demonstrated within real-time game engines

Good communicator in English s

Experienced utilising/working in:

• Creative coding frameworks in at least one of HLSL / GLSL, Python, C++, Java, MAXScript or MEL
• 3D Math functions (linear algebra & vector maths) for real time graphics
• Pixel & Vertex Shaders, 3dsmax, Photoshop, Substance Designer/Painter & Unreal Engine toolsets
• Profiling tools for performance reviews and optimisations

We Offer

Competitive salary incorporating salary reviews, bonus scheme and contributory pension

Brand new open-plan studio, optimised for employee contentment

Career/personal development programme

Active work / social / orator programme

Medical, dental, optical, well-being and health benefits / assistance

Please forward CV’s in .doc or .docx format and portfolio/showreel links to Adan Hill, Recruitment Consultant - adan@big-planet.biz (ref #509)