Junior Technical Artist - Guildford, United Kingdom - Supermassive Games

Supermassive Games

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Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Supermassive Games is looking for a highly talented and enthusiastic
Junior Technical Artists to play a key role in the studio.

The primary role of this position is to assist in the creation of high quality animation rigs and deformation for characters, creatures and props, as well as working closely with the art and animation teams to improve the quality and efficiency of the content workflow.

Responsibilities:

Working with the animation team to define and create animation rigs for characters, creatures and props.
Act as the bridge across both technical and creative disciplines.
Work with senior Technical Artists to create tools and scripts which increase productivity of the animation team and other content creators.
Debug problems in engine and provide solutions.
Foresee potential issues and communicate effectively to department leads.
Critique assets on an ongoing basis to drive continual improvement and ensure quality across the game within defined budgets.

Experience:

A Rigging Portfolio/showreel video link
Understanding of rigging pipelines and able to provide solutions to complex deformation models.
Experience in creating advanced custom rigs
Knowledge of art authoring packages and transitioning data to engine.
Experience using Unreal Engine would be an advantage.

Helpful to know:

Unreal Engine, or similar (UNITY, CryEngine, Frostbite, etc.)
Maya scripting languages
Working experience on game projects
Experience with game engines like Unity3D, Unreal Engine
Any additional knowledge of any of the following would be an advantage:
Python
Maya API
Python

Motionbuilder
Anatomy

Why join us?:

We make big games with small teams you will play a full and active role
Quarterly Profitrelated Bonus Scheme
25 days annual leave
Pension
6 x life assurance
Social events including large summer party
Constantly improving tools and workflow so you can focus on creativity
Fast decisionmaking allows good ideas to flourish
We celebrate and nurture talent
Our supportive, inclusive and friendly team culture is something we are proud of
Worklife balance is something we respect and protect
Ultimately, you'll work on the cutting edge making innovative and immersive game