Roll Overview:
AAA studio in the North East. This company is well established and is working on cutting edge technology to produce the best next gen games around.
The Technical Artist is responsible for developing, documenting and supporting the game art pipelines and techniques used by the art and animation teams. The Technical Artist will report directly to the Technical Art Director.
Requirements • As the role of Technical Artist is a specialised one, candidates must be able to show technical proficiency in areas such as modelling, texturing, and scripted languages such as Max Script and Python.

• Working directly with Art, Tools and Rendering Leads, the role requires an ability to understand and communicate technical issues from an aesthetic point of view.
• At least 3+ years’ experience with industry standard 3-D package (3D Studio Max) and an extensive knowledge of art packages (Photoshop). The skill set should range from modelling to texturing and special effects, and be able to customise them so they are as streamlined as possible for specific projects.
• The ability to work well as part of a team is also important, while training and mentoring responsibilities require good communication and people management skills.

• Solid organization skills with adherence to file structures, naming conventions and other established protocols.
Responsibilities • Work directly with Art, Tools and Rendering Leads, the role requires an ability to understand and communicate technical issues from an aesthetic point of view.

• Document and train Artists in new techniques.

• Author scripted tools (Max Script / Python) to streamline new and existing workflows.

• Profile game scenes and ensure assets are game ready.
Desirable Skills • Experience and understanding of multiple art/animation asset pipelines on Xbox 360 and/or PS3.

• Ability to write and optimise shaders.
• Able to write supporting tools in C#.
Application requirements Candidates are required to provide examples of their best work demonstrating technical skills with their initial application.