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Layout Artist (Narrative Adventure)

A visionary game development studio founded in 2012, Firesprite builds innovative showcase titles for PlayStation platforms as part of the PlayStation Studios family.

Would you enjoy the freedom to create AAA games working from anywhere in the UK, including our Liverpool studio?

We're looking for a Layout Artist on dark, narrative driven blockbuster title with genre defining goals. This highly ambitious project takes atmosphere, narrative and player agency firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation Unreal 5 & hardware technologies.

The layout artist ensures that all assets used in animation / cinematics are setup consistently, correctly and that a 1:1 parity between the animator’s work in the DCC and the engine is preserved throughout production.

This is a great entry-level role within the animation team that offers career progress in artistic or technical directions. It is also a fantastic opportunity for applicants who are keen to break into the games industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Core duties involve re-purposing assets from other departments for animation / cinematics work. Including but not limited to:

• Characters / creatures
• Environment
• Props
• Vehicles

• Audio
• Reference material

May also involve engine-side work or DCC-engine work, including but not limited to:

• Optimising settings for cinematic or animation playback.
• Adding meta-data to animation data to enable cine-gameplay handshaking, expose animation moments as events to be used by design, audio or other departments

Requirements

• Have created or made animation, or short animated films using 3D animation tools, or has any technical animation experience, rigging for example, or has a folio of 3D work.
• A strong desire to work in games and / games animation
• Fastidious, well-organised and detail-focused
• Work well with others and embraces different approaches to different problems.

• Take initiative, anticipating team needs and producing solutions for them.

Additional or Desired Skills :

• Made or helped make a game in a professional or non-professional capacity.
• Held a job in games and are looking to step-up into a specific department.

• Any Python or similar scripting experience or a demonstrable interest in it.

Benefits

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Holiday Allowance
• Pension Plans
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling

Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.