Senior Technical Artist

Elsewhere Entertainment; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsewhere Entertainment in Malmö or Warsaw invites a Senior Technical Artist to join the technical art team, collaborating with artists, engineers, and producers to deliver tooling, workflows, and hands-on content for a new IP.

You’ll help optimize performance across console and PC hardware, maintain content pipelines, and mentor junior team members in a collaborative, results-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Senior-level game industry experience in a technical art role with at least one shipped title.
• Deep understanding of game engines, pipelines, and processes.
• Experience with scripting or programming (Python/JS/C#/C++/MAXScript/MEL).
• Knowledge of memory and performance impacts in content creation.
• Experience writing or debugging shaders.
• Understanding of Physically Based Rendering concepts.
• Creative problem-solver with a team-first mindset.
• Strong organizational skills to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve content creation workflows for art teams, including profiling, rendering, world creation, VFX, and UI systems.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to deliver innovative, performant solutions.
• Maintain tools, workflows, and documentation for asset production.
• Inspire and mentor fellow tech artists with initiative and accountability.

Job description

Job Description

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior Technical Artist

Job Title

Senior Technical Artist

Requisition ID

R028305

Job Description

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join the development of a new IP. As a member of the Technical Art department, you'll work closely with highly skilled artists, engineers, and producers to deliver an outstanding experience. You’ll use your technical and creative skills to solve a wide range of challenges, including implementing innovative artist tooling and workflows, ensuring optimal performance on a wide range of console and PC hardware, and delivering hands-on content to support the creation of our game.

You’ll help us…

• Support and improve content creation workflows for the art team, including performance profiling, rendering, world creation, VFX, and UI systems.
• Collaborate with Artists and Engineers to deliver innovative solutions that will help artists develop epic content, while keeping an eye on performance constraints.
• Maintain tools, workflows, and documentation that support the technical aspects of asset production.
• Inspire and mentor fellow tech artists as a role model for initiative, accountability, communication, and collaboration.

You’ll be successful if you have…

• Extensive experience in the games industry in a technical art role, including at least one shipped title in a senior capacity.
• In-depth understanding of game engines, pipelines, and processes.
• Understanding of at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, JavaScript, C#, C++, MAXScript, or MEL.
• In-depth knowledge of memory and performance impact from a content creation perspective.
• Experience writing and/or debugging shaders.
• Understanding of Physically Based Rendering concepts.
• Ability to solve problems creatively, with a positive and respectful team-first attitude.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to meet agreed timelines.

Bonus points if you…

• Demonstrated strong artistic skills and attention to detail.
• Led a large feature or project and mentored other team members.

This role can be based in our Malmo or Warsaw office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization. We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

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