My client has an impressive back catalogue of action packed console and PC games, which have won numerous awards and reached both commercial and critical acclaim. They are now looking for a Lead Technical Artist who is ready for the challenge of producing AAA titles on latest consoles and PC.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop procedural tools for asset creation.
• Problem solving for key production issues.
• Recognising pipeline issues and identifies solutions.
• Developing tools & scripts for 3rd party software in Houdini and in-house tools.
• Creation & maintenance of documentation for Technical Art features and tools to provide for the team.
• Regularly profile scenes and highlight/address issues with relevant individuals.

 Person Specification:

• Experience in developing Houdini Digital Assets.
• Experience/understanding of Houdini Engine a major plus.
• Understanding of Pixel & Vertex Shaders.
• Knowledge of at least one of the following: HLSL or GLSL, Python, MAXScript or MEL.
• Knowledge of 3dsmax, Photoshop & Unreal Engine toolsets.
• Experience working on shipped titles for consoles, as Technical Artist.

Tagged as: Technical Art