3D Technical Artist (Senior) @ Draw & Code
Are you a senior tech artist looking for a new challenge, or a midweight ready to step up and take on greater responsibilities? Draw & Code are growing, and looking for creative and talented individuals to join our dedicated video game development team to help us create the next generation of great games.
You’ll be working on projects for VR, mobile devices and game consoles, as well as exploring cutting edge emerging platforms - your technical knowhow, problem solving ability and artistic flair means that you’re always ready to create incredible visuals no matter the situation.
You’ll be designing, developing and integrating shaders, new tools, post processing, and VFX as you continuously strive to improve our games and development workflow. You have an eye for detail, and you understand the importance of optimisation - improving performance and guiding your teammates on industry and platform best practises.
You’ll be prepared and excited to take ownership of your projects and champion the development and maintenance of clear and accurate procedural and technical documentation. You’re always on the lookout for new tools (and toys!), and love to collaborate on R&D exercises and exploration.
The ideal candidate will have at least one shipped commercial video game under their belt, and 3+ years experience working in Virtual Reality or on PC/Console games within the Unity game engine. However, we’re open to all applications - if you have had a non-traditional route into the games industry, we’d still love to hear from you!
Draw & Code are an equal opportunity employer, and pride ourselves on our diverse team. We offer a remote/hybrid working environment, with opportunities to work from home, our central Liverpool studio in the UK, and our brand new R&D hub in Malta! We look after our team, with regular socials, coffee deliveries and more!
Responsibilities
As a Technical Artist, you will use your creativity and technical skills to assist in all aspects of visual development - from concept to production;
- Create appropriate shaders and materials for the Unity engine.
- Identify and integrate new tools and plugins to improve efficiency and aesthetics.
- Create and maintain process documentation.
- Design and develop visual and particle effects in the Unity engine.
- Use Unity’s sequencer tools to script events, stage elements, and tell stories.
- Work within a team and collaborate with your teammates to create truly special player experiences.
- Identify and suggest workflow improvements to team leads.
- Assist with mentoring and guiding the growth of junior team members.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelors degree (or experience equivalent) in a relevant visual arts field such as Computer Animation, 3D Design or Computer Science
- 3+ years experience creating content for digital experiences such as games, film, or television - ideally using the unity engine.
- Strong understanding of lighting, post-processing, particle systems, material setup, shader development using the Unity engine.
- Strong working knowledge of Google docs or other collaborative design documentation software.
- Proficient in a major 3D software package (Maya /Blender/3DMax etc) including skills in hard-surface and organic modeling
Advantageous Knowledge and Skills
- Experience setting up and monitoring automated processes for various pipelines
- Experience with Photogrammetry and VolCap processes
- Solid knowledge of programming languages such as C++ or C#
- Familiarity with rigging and animation
- Traditional art skills
- Good understanding of modern character workflows, including skinning, topology, real-time skeletons and animations, along with modern character construction.
- Working knowledge of 2D drawing tools such as illustrator or photoshop.
- Experience with Project Management software, such as JIRA.
- Experience with Version Control software such as SourceTree or Plastic SCM.
Personal qualities and skills
- Creative, imaginative and a unique voice.
- Capable of adapting to different software packages and workflows.
- Have a thorough understanding of the market and target audience for video games.
- Great problem solving skills.