Senior Technical Artist - Character Realism (Console/PC)

Amiqus Games; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Holiday package with duvet days

Onsite parking

Extended parental leave

Company outings

Christmas Shutdown

Job summary

Amiqus Games is partnering with a Sheffield-based Console Studio to hire a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering, optimise the pipeline and drive rendering and tools for a high-end title. The role supports hybrid or remote work in the UK, on a 3-month fixed-term contract with potential extension.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Art on character realism, rendering, lighting and performance challenges.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in the games industry.
• Past Console or PC game development experience, in a Character focused role.
• Experience with at least one of Python, MEL, C#, C++ (or similar).
• Experience with 3DS Max or Maya (or similar package).
• An awareness of performance for a high-end AAA title.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Houdini experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between artists and engineers to optimise pipelines.
• Help build art pipelines, shaders, tools, and rendering workflows.
• Contribute to lighting, materials, animations and scene setup; optimise performance for consoles/PC.

Skills

Games industry

Character focus

Scripting languages

Unreal Engine

Shading/Rendering

Tools

Python

MEL

C#

C++

3DS Max

Maya

Job description

Amiqus Games is partnering with a Sheffield-based Console Studio to hire a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering, optimise the pipeline and drive rendering and tools for a high-end title. The role supports hybrid or remote work in the UK, on a 3-month fixed-term contract with potential extension.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Art on character realism, rendering, lighting and performance challenges.