Media Molecule — Principal Technical Artist — United Kingdom

Media Molecule; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Media Molecule is seeking a Senior Technical Artist for a UK-based contractor role with remote or hybrid work. The role focuses on defining art-production standards and diagnosing visual-quality and performance issues across artists and engineers.

The ideal candidate will have extensive technical-art experience with materials, lighting, grading or environment pipelines, plus strong Blender or Substance knowledge. C++ or Python tool development is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Senior technical-art experience in games, focusing on art production pipelines.
• Proficiency with Blender or Substance for asset creation and optimization.
• Experience diagnosing visual quality and performance issues across art and engine.
• Knowledge of C++ or Python for tool development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and document practical art-production standards.
• Diagnose visual-quality and performance problems with artists and engineers.
• Coach artists on tools and workflows, and help establish platform benchmarks.

Skills

Technical art

Materials pipeline

Lighting pipeline

Environment pipelines

Blender

Substance

C++ tool development

Python tool development

Tools

Blender

Substance

Job description

Help Media Molecule improve the quality and performance of art for its next game.

Location: United Kingdom — Remote or hybrid; Guildford attendance preferred. UK-based remote or hybrid work; one day per week in Guildford is preferred. Contingent engagement through Yoh Services, expected to run until the end of July 2027.

What you will do

• Define and document practical art-production standards.
• Diagnose visual-quality and performance problems with artists and engineers.
• Coach artists on tools and workflows, and help establish platform benchmarks.

What the studio is looking for

• Senior technical-art experience with materials, lighting, grading or environment pipelines.
• Strong Blender or Substance knowledge and confidence analysing performance.
• Clear communication; C++ or Python tool development is advantageous.

Source and dates

• Official source: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mm/jobs/6233146004.
• Employer publication date: Not displayed in the reviewed vacancy.
• Added to the source spreadsheet: October 30, 2026; this is separate from the employer publication date.
• Availability and details verified: October 31, 2026.
• No separate application deadline is displayed. Any AnimaWorker listing expiry is separate from the employer’s dates.