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Lead/Principal Technical Artist

Located in the heart of the Northeast, Sumo Newcastle is a studio with a proven track record of delivering projects to a high standard, specialising in creating new IP with a focus on multi-player action games – including the 2021 release Hood: Outlaws & Legends.

Our team is built around its own unique cultural fit, with a welcoming mix of industry veterans and up-and-coming stars

As a Technical Artist, you're a key player in supporting and driving our art teams to deliver top-notch visuals. From creating tools to providing guidance on engines and platforms, you cover the whole art production scene.

Working closely with Art Leads, you'll help turn artistic visions into reality, keeping everything in sync with project needs. Your proactive problem-solving and creative skills tackle challenges, boosting the quality and efficiency of our art creation.

Leading in art optimization, you'll make decisions to keep visuals top-notch across platforms. Being the link between art and programming, you'll ensure a smooth blend of creativity and technical know-how. Your hands-on style involves creating and testing tools, along with sharing knowledge in our dynamic team.

By keeping the art team in the loop on technical constraints, you'll contribute to a shared understanding that guides our creative journey.

• Shipped 3 titles (preferably AAA)

• Experience of production level shader work and optimisation within Unreal Engine 4/5

• Strong understanding of the creation of shaders within Unreal Engine 4/5

• Be highly experienced with blueprints and their implementation

• Knowledge of platform strengths and limitations

• Experience with performance profiling tools such as PIX/Razor/In-Engine tools etc.

• High levels of aesthetic attention to detail

• Familiarity working and developing in a multi-platform, multi-project environment.

• Experience with other programs such as Substance Painter / Designer. Zbrush etc

• Coaching skills

At Sumo Digital we take a holistic and engaging interview process that allows us to get to know you, your skills and your potential. For the Lead Technical Artist role we have a two stage interview process:

Sumo also offers a highly personable benefits package which has something for everyone, no matter where you are in your career.

*These benefits are part of our flexible benefits options and are opt in selections.

We are dedicated to growing a sustainable business that provides security to our people while delivering a first-class experience to our partners and players.

As a people business, the success of our people is the success of our company. We prioritise taking care of them with a focus on supporting them, nurturing their talent and providing a healthy, friendly, enriching, creative and safe environment in which to work.

Sumo's employee diversity group, PRISM, exists to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, equality & wellbeing across the company and plays a key role in Sumo's ongoing goal of fostering environments where all employees feel safe, welcome & represented.

Our charitable and community initiatives provide support for meaningful causes that matter to our employees, clients and partners.

We continue to work to improve diversity in our recruitment and promotion processes, and to actively encourage people from marginalised groups to consider a career in the games industry.