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    Technical Artist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd

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    Midlands based studio, Flix Interactive, are on the lookout for a Technical Artist to help bridge the gap between art and technology, allowing the dev team to create visually stunning and optimised game experiences.

    Flix have created a friendly and nurturing studio environment where you'll build games as part of a talented and ambitious development team, who consider themselves to be a welcoming and passionate team of active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development.

    As a Technical Artist you'll be collaborating with Artists, Designers, and developers in other teams as you help implement art assets into the game engine as well as developing tools, creating pipelines, and contributing to the overall visual quality and performance of the game.

    Your responsibilities...
    Develop, implement, and maintain efficient workflows, tools, and pipelines for the Art team

    Develop tools to assist asset optimisation and to ensure assets conform to technical requirements

    Evaluate and decide which software and tools are required for optimal game production

    Review current and emerging technologies and technical developments for inclusion in the artistic pipeline

    Collaborate with the development team to optimise art assets and ensure efficient rendering

    Research and oversee the implementation of rendering techniques

    Develop performance of frame rate and memory

    Resolve material errors and collision issues

    Monitor the performance of the game

    Maintain technical documentation

    Share best practices and be the missing link between art and programming

    The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...
    A strong portfolio or demo reel showcasing your ability as a Technical Artist

    Knowledge of high-end coding languages

    High attention to detail

    Solid understanding of art and animation pipelines

    Strong technical proficiency in Unreal, including materials and Blueprints

    High level artistic skills – proportion, colour, composition

    Excellent understanding of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) art pipelines

    Effective communication skills

    Experience in digital art content creation

    Scripting skills

    Desirable but not essential skills...
    Rendering and post-effects experience

    Understanding of rigging and animation

    Perks and benefits include...
    Private healthcare

    Bonus scheme

    Additional time off over the festive period

    Team outings and events as well as summer and Christmas parties

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