We are on the prowl for more Bears to join us at our Global HQ (AKA Bear Force One)! Being a Bear means that you'll be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and is dedicated to making games which make players smile.
Fresh from launching Butter Royale, we are looking for a talented Technical Artist who is passionate about making our games look fantastic! You’ll be working as a bridge between artistic and technical teams to ensure that we find the best possible solutions to achieving the artistic direction for our games.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all Bears.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Defining and implementing our asset creation pipelines, guidelines, and workflows to achieve requirements of the art direction
- Helping other artists to validate and develop their stylistic ideas in terms of what is achievable or not
- Supporting the art team with the implementation of visual assets within Unity
- Mentoring and coaching our artists, and improving the documentation surrounding visual quality and best practices for the art team
- Investigating new tools, pipelines and workflows to consistently push the visual quality of the game
- Setting up and optimising the art assets to achieve the best possible quality while working within the technical limitations of the platform
- Being the main point of contact for technical art for the team
- Finding creative solutions for, and bringing clarity to complex technical issues through effective communication
As a successful candidate, you would have:
- 2+ years in the gaming industry, with at least 1 shipped mobile title
- Excellent communication skills to translate between artistic objectives and technical requirements/ limitations
- A great understanding of both 2D and 3D pipelines
- High proficiency and expertise with Unity
- An understanding of shaders, optimisations and workflows for mobile games
- Fundamental knowledge of artistic principles (colours, composition, values…)
- The ability to work autonomously in a small team
As a bonus, you would have:
- Experience with C# or Python
- Knowledge of Houdini
- Experience in tools programming/scripting for Maya or Blender and one editor (e.g Unity, UDK, Source…)
- An understanding of rigging and skinning
If you want to be part of a team that's committed to transparency and openness, then Bear Force One is the place for you!
We are always on the lookout for interesting people - even if your profile doesn’t meet the requirements fully, we'd love to hear from you!
Whether you’re new to the industry or have several years of experience, here are some pointers on things we look for at Bear Force One: http://bit.ly/MBG-HowToLandYourDreamGamesJob and when you’re ready, just click to apply!