Senior Technical Artist 6 Month FTC - UK Only (Remote/Hybrid/Brighton)

2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Contract
Senior
Software Development
FuturLab

FuturLab

FuturLab: Award-winning game studio creating innovative games like PowerWash Simulator and Velocity 2X, prioritizing staff well-being and diversity in game development.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2003

Description

  • Work closely with the tech art lead to deliver art tooling requirements.
  • Liaise between art and tech teams to improve tools effectively.
  • Drive tooling improvements by helping identify the best technical and user-experience decisions.
  • Ensure tooling is intuitive and supports a strong user experience for artists.
  • Develop and support art pipelines in collaboration with programmers.
  • Help solve complex technical issues that affect art production and project delivery.
  • Document tooling improvements for the team to follow.
  • Promote standards and best practices and mentor less experienced team members.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the games industry as a technical artist.
  • Strong C# knowledge and experience for tool creation.
  • Strong Python knowledge and experience for tool creation.
  • Strong experience with Unity for art and tooling.
  • Understanding of Blender modeling and Blender tool creation.
  • Experience profiling CPU, GPU, and memory usage.
  • Experience designing intuitive user interfaces and user experience (desirable).
  • Experience with tooling for Substance Painter, Substance Designer, and ZBrush (desirable).
  • Strong technical knowledge in 3D modeling (desirable).
  • Experience optimizing for lower-end hardware (desirable).
  • HLSL/GLSL knowledge for creating performant shaders (desirable).
  • Experience with Amplify Shader Editor, Compute Shaders, Unity URP/HDRP, Shader Graph, and VFX graph creation/custom tooling (desirable).

Benefits

  • Competitive salary depending on experience.
  • Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with no weekends, overtime, or crunch.
  • Work from home in the UK, from the Brighton office, or in a hybrid setup.
  • 21 days annual leave plus 9 Bank Holidays, including a FuturLab Bank Holiday.
  • 2 duvet days per year, with no questions asked.
  • An extra day off for your birthday.
  • Opportunities to attend and speak at gaming events and conferences.
  • Free game codes, game swag, and merchandise.
  • Enhanced sick pay and enhanced pension.
  • Remote therapy support through Spill, including virtual sessions and unlimited text questions.
  • Eye tests and standard glasses for display work.
  • Access to an office with social activities, free fruit, summer treats, and specialty coffee and teas.

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