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Lead Technical Artist (Narrative Adventure)

This is an opportunity for an experienced Lead Technical Artist who would relish the challenge in joining a dynamic, growing TechArt group who are in the process of establishing next generation pipelines and toolchains for cutting edge game development within Firesprite

We're looking for a Lead Technical Artist to support the development team technically and artistically on a dark, story-driven next-generation ‘Narrative Adventure’ 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:

• Work closely with the Art Director, Technical Art Director and Core Technology Team to create and maintain documentation standards and practices for tools, pipelines, and technical specifications
• Identify and develop necessary art toolchains and documentation
• Develop a positive and energetic team culture
• Bring your own experience of best working practices to the team
• Identify shortfalls in skills and support ongoing recruitment efforts to grow the Technical Artist team

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lead Technical Artist on at least one shipped PC or console title
• Proven Maya scripting skills (Python) with examples
• Proven UE Material authoring skills with examples
• Proven UE Editor skills
• Excellent knowledge of Maya
• Understanding of VFX in Unreal Engine, Niagara experience an advantage
• Understanding of Unreal Blueprints and art pipeline concepts (AnimGraph, Sequencer, Lightmass)
• Proven UE experience with environment materials, lighting, and shading effects
• Experience with people management, skills development, and mentoring

Additional or desired skills

• Knowledge of HLSL
• Knowledge of updating render pipelines
• Understanding/experience of virtual texturing in Unreal
• Experience with Houdini
• Console development experience

Benefits

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Holiday Allowance
• Pension Plans
• Work remotely within the UK
• 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.