Senior Technical Artist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Sumo Digital Ltd.

Sumo Digital Ltd.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Company Name
Sumo Digital Ltd.
Salary
Competitive
Location
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Industry sector
Art
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
19/02/202 Experience Level
Mid-Senior Level
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid
Yes

About Sumo Newcastle
We build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world's biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega. Sumo Newcastle joined the Sumo Digital family in January of 2018.

As a former CCP Games studio, we have a solid history of cutting-edge development, and now with Sumo, a spectacular future of 'AAA' game development for some of the biggest and best publishers in the world.

It's an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio and GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey.

Sumo Newcastle is looking for a Senior Technical Artist, capable of being the bridge between the Art and Programming teams.

You will be well versed in various areas of the game development process from creating and maintaining pipeline tools to directing and supporting optimisations.

With our new IP
Hood:
Outlaws and Legends and other unannounced games in development, Sumo Newcastle are undertaking some very ambitious projects, so as a growing team it's an ideal time to join and make your mark on something big

Reporting to the Head of Art you will play a fundamental role in supporting the art team, enabling them to push for the highest quality visuals based on the resources available.

This role will cover all areas of art production from tools and pipelines through to engine and platform specific profiling and guidance.

This position is open to remote, hybrid and in-studio working.

Within this role you will:

Work closely with Art Leads to deliver artistic vision within the project requirements
Proactively use knowledge and experience to identify & solve problems before they affect the development team
Implement new techniques that increase the quality and efficiency of the art created
Direct art optimization efforts, informing best decisions, ensuring content remains at high visual fidelity on a wide range of platforms
Be the bridge between art and programming teams and collaborate effectively with both
Creating and testing any new tools before deployment into production
Document and knowledge share
Regularly communicate technical constraints and their reasons to the art team

To be successful you will need to have:

Have 3 years plus production experience working within the games industry
Ideally at least 2 shipped titles (preferably AAA)
Experience of production level shader work and optimisation within Unreal Engine
Strong understanding of the creation of shaders within Unreal Engine
Be highly experienced with blueprints and their implementation
Knowledge of platform strengths and limitations
Experience with performance profiling tools such as PIX/Razor/In-Engine tools etc.
High levels of aesthetic attention to detail
Familiarity working and developing in a multiplatform, multiproject environment.
Experience with other programs such as Substance Painter / Designer. Zbrush etc
Strong communication and organizational skills
Excellent time management skills
Coaching skills
Selfmotivated and agile

It would be beneficial if you have:

Experience using 3dsMax as a Technical Artist. Maxscript programming would be viewed positively
Experience in other scripting and programming languages
Experience using Houdini
Experience with data management
Positive influence and leadership skills

What we offer:

Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
ULEV car scheme
Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
Salary

Sacrifice Pension

Flexible Working
21 days freeuse holiday
your birthday off
5 learning days including 1 volunteer day
a duvet day
Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year
Bank Holidays
extra allowance accrued for longer service
Free dental insurance
Life Assurance 4x Salary
Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
Employee Assistance Programme:
Help at Hand
Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
Free financial & home buying support consultations
Cycle to Work Scheme
Payroll Giving Scheme
Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
Career Development Pathway
Wrap Parties.
Project Completion Awards
Game/Creative Jams
Big Family Events
Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing...