Technical Artist

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Bright Paw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games. We are currently working on our newest IP, Southfield, which you can look forward to playing soon!

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 50 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

Radical Forge is hiring a Technical Artist to support the art team on several exciting internal and co-development projects. You will report to the Lead Artist as well as to production, but you will also have day-to-day interaction with engineering and design. The role will allow growth and skill development across many areas of interactive development and project/art styles in Unity, Unreal Engine, and potentially custom game engines.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline development and art optimization
• Tool and script development to support the art team and streamline workflows
• Shader development
• Communicate technical requirements to the art team and mentor artists where appropriate
• Troubleshoot and resolve art-related issues
• Document pipelines, procedures, and processes

Skills Summary

• Experienced in development in Unreal Engine (primary) and Unity (secondary)
• 3-5 years experience as a Tech Artist in a games studio
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant experience in some of the above areas of development
• Strong understanding of 3D pipelines and 3D software (e.g., Maya, Max, Blender, Substance suite)
• Experience with lighting and post-processing ideally in Unity Render Pipelines
• VFX/particle creation
• Shader development experience (UE Material Editor and Unity Shadergraph/Amplify)
• Solid understanding of runtime performance costs and asset optimization techniques
• Able to follow art direction and debug/troubleshoot issues related to game assets, effects, etc.
• Understanding of managing assets in a versioning system (ideally Perforce)
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams to implement gameplay-specific art assets
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Remote within the UK.

We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.

The role will initially be a 12-month Fixed Term contract with the potential to extend after this.

Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.