Principal Technical Artist - Pipelines & Tools Lead

PlayStation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexitime working

Free car parking facilities

Onsite canteen

Cycle garage and showers

Job summary

Media Molecule in Guildford is seeking a Principal Technical Artist for a short-term contingent engagement via Yoh Services until July 2027. The role supports the Art Department by promoting best practices and driving technical excellence across the project.

The ideal candidate has senior experience in technical art, strong knowledge of art pipelines, and hands-on familiarity with tools like Blender and Substance. Flexible hybrid/remote UK work with some onsite in Guildford.

Qualifications

• Experience at a senior/principal level in technical art.
• Expertise in modern art pipelines (materials, lighting, environmental art).
• Proficiency with 3D content tools (Blender, Substance).
• Familiarity with performance analysis tools (heatmaps, frame-time graphs).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Refine and champion best practices for artistic content creation.
• Partner with art and technology teams to identify fidelity and performance issues and implement solutions.
• Educate artists to maximise efficient use of tools and workflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define benchmarks and settings for target configurations/platforms.

Skills

Technical Art

Art pipelines

Performance analysis

Communication

Collaboration

C++

Python

Tools

Blender

Substance

Job description

Media Molecule in Guildford is seeking a Principal Technical Artist for a short-term contingent engagement via Yoh Services until July 2027. The role supports the Art Department by promoting best practices and driving technical excellence across the project.

The ideal candidate has senior experience in technical art, strong knowledge of art pipelines, and hands-on familiarity with tools like Blender and Substance. Flexible hybrid/remote UK work with some onsite in Guildford.