Senior Technical Artist

Lab42 Games is a best-in-class cross-platform game developer based in the UK, specialising in full SKU and co-development alongside live ops. Since starting as a handful of developers back in 2015 our headcount has grown to over 60 people and we’ve most recently worked on titles such as Crusader Kings III with Paradox Interactive and No Brakes Games on Human Fall Flat.

Our team are at the heart and soul of our success and supporting and uplifting our team is a top priority. Our studio culture is positive, ethical and encourages a healthy work-life balance and we’re dedicated to making a positive impact on the wider games industry.

As the Senior Technical Artist, you will support our Associate Technical Director to define the game budgets across a range of hardware and optimising art assets to fit within those budgets.

You will take responsibility for collaborating with the team to resolve issues before they affect the development process and assess and improve Unity’s profiling tools across the game.

• Experience documenting user-facing tools for art creation and workflow (UI and error handling)

• Proficiency using Maya/3DS Max, Photoshop, Substance

• Knowledge of shaders and VFX

• Understanding of artistic principals (lighting, scale/proportion, composition)

• Excellent complex problem-solving and communication skills across both artistic and technical disciplines

• Working knowledge of DCC tools within Maya/3DS Max, Photoshop, substance

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.