Senior Technical Artist - Remote UK, Pipeline Tools Lead

Wushu Studios; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to work fully remotely in the UK on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will be crucial in shaping the artistic vision of games, streamlining workflows, and ensuring content looks amazing. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams and implementing new techniques. Ideal candidates will have experience with proprietary engines, strong CG skills, and C++ knowledge. Join us for a creative and flexible work environment that values team collaboration and well-being.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)

Christmas shutdown

Flexible working hours

x 4 Half-day Fridays (during the summer months)

A day off on your birthday

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Weekly Yoga Class

Anti-Crunch ethos

Referral Bonus Scheme

Bike2Work Scheme

Social Events/Project Launch Wrap Parties

Charity Events

Branded merchandise

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience working with proprietary engines preferred.
• Good knowledge of CG fundamentals.
• Ability to debug and optimize complex assets.
• Shader programming knowledge and HLSL/GLSL experience.
• Strong coding knowledge in C++.
• Procedural generation experience.
• Experience developing Blender plugins beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Team up with Art and Code Leads to bring artistic vision to life.
• Identify and solve problems proactively.
• Implement new techniques to improve art pipeline efficiency.
• Ensure content looks amazing across platforms.
• Bridge communication between art and programming teams.
• Create and test new tools.

Skills

Experience with proprietary engines

CG fundamentals (modelling, texturing, shading, lighting)

Debugging and optimizing complex assets

Shader programming (HLSL/GLSL)

C++ coding knowledge

Procedural generation

Experience developing Blender plugins

Tools

Maya

Max

Blender

Job description

A leading game development company is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to work fully remotely in the UK on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will be crucial in shaping the artistic vision of games, streamlining workflows, and ensuring content looks amazing. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams and implementing new techniques. Ideal candidates will have experience with proprietary engines, strong CG skills, and C++ knowledge. Join us for a creative and flexible work environment that values team collaboration and well-being.