Senior Technical Artist: Lead Pipelines, Tools & Shaders

Keywords Studios Plc; Daresbury; Hybride; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

22 days holiday + 3 festive closure +

Company Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Private Medical Insurance - BUPA

Anti-crunch ethos

Free Parking

Company Socials, Monthly Lunches

Breakout Areas with perks

Résumé du poste

d3t Studio, part of Keywords Studios, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to define and optimise art pipelines across environments, characters, VFX and animation. You will build in-house tools and shaders, mentor team members, and ensure assets meet performance and memory targets.

You will collaborate with artists and engineers, stay updated on industry advances, and contribute to a vibrant, anti-crunch culture.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and mentor a technical art team.
• Strong understanding of real-time rendering, shading, and lighting.
• Excellent working knowledge of Maya and/or 3DS Max with Python.
• Experience delivering high-quality art under fixed schedules.
• Strong communication within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsabilités

• Establish and maintain project art pipelines from inception and throughout the project life-cycle.
• Support the art and animation team requirements and assist with resolving technical issues.
• Create and integrate in-house toolsets and materials/shaders.
• Ensure artwork meets memory and frame rate guidelines through performance profiling.
• Collaborate with artists to improve asset performance while maintaining visual fidelity.
• Own specific features of the game when required.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

Performance-driven

Communication & organisation

Autonomy & initiative

Ability to work under time constraints

Mentoring others

Creative problem-solving

Adaptability

Outils

Maya

3DS Max

Python

Maya API

C++/C#

Photoshop

Substance

Houdini

Description du poste

d3t Studio, part of Keywords Studios, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to define and optimise art pipelines across environments, characters, VFX and animation. You will build in-house tools and shaders, mentor team members, and ensure assets meet performance and memory targets.

You will collaborate with artists and engineers, stay updated on industry advances, and contribute to a vibrant, anti-crunch culture.