Senior Technical Artist

A Senior Technical Artist is a generalist responsible for the Technical Art systems for our game titles. This includes the creation, iteration, and delivery of all art based pipelines, workflows and systems in the game. This also includes being responsible for DCC side processes, implementation and maintenance of our Unreal pipelines.
As a Senior Technical Artist you will be expected to work under the direction of the Technical Art Director and the Art Director, as well as provide mentoring and feedback for more junior members of the team. As a Senior, you are expected to help set the standard for both visual quality, performance and processes within the team, utilising your experience to drive both the quality bar and efficiency of content delivery pipelines. You will be part of a motivated and disciplined team, tasked with bringing our game worlds to life, all the while driving visual quality.

ABOUT BALLISTIC MOON

We are an established game studio based in the South East of England.

With a growing team of highly experienced developers, we focus on creating the exceptional and innovative games of the future. We’re currently working with a AAA publisher in the early stages of a major new project as well as our own IP.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for delivering content on time and to the required quality level

Work across a multi-discipline team to collaborate in content delivery, actively working with others to drive resolution to problems encountered

Regularly provide constructive feedback on your work and those around you

Ensure that your content is performant, robust and reliable, without compromising quality

Share knowledge and mentor those around you when required.

Help define best working practices and pipelines along with the discipline leads and the Technical Art Director, to ensure a smooth development process with suitable tooling

Be capable of owning a specific technical art tasks, developing and completing them with minimal iteration and feedback

Ensure that artistic style is consistent with the defined visual style for the game

Able to identify changes to processes and tooling to improve our pipelines

Be a part in growing a positive, creative culture at Ballistic Moon

Qualifications/Skills

Strong experience as a Technical Art Generalist with at least 1 area of specialisation (Tooling, pipelines, Unreal etc.)

A strong/expert level of skill with Maya, Unreal Engine, Python Programming

Working experience using ZBrush, Substance Painter, general art pipelines, performance and profiling tools, Unreal insights etc

Able to collaborate and work well with teams from various disciplines

Be an “enabler” in your supporting of the project team

Know how to automate and refine systems (especially those with repetitive tasks both in DCC and Unreal)

Have a very good understanding and experience working with Art pipelines / Workflows / Asset management and how to improve an artist’s quality of life

Ability to think out-of-the-box to overcome technical challenges

Extensive Experience working with Unreal Engine 5:Blueprints, optimisation and performance and extensive general knowledge of Unreal and its art processes and pipelines

Working Experience of the following Unreal 5 systems: utility widgets, materials, lighting, animation blueprints, character setup

Technical documentation experience a plus

Required Experience

Ability to build and support AAA content to the requirements of the game
Experienced working with change control software (e.g. Perforce)
Problem-solving and able to provide a clear solutions to complicated issues
Strong balance of creative / visual aesthetics and technical skills
An ability to take ownership of your work, delivery schedule and priorities
Excellent self-organisation skills and an ability to deliver content when promised
Motivated, can-do attitude and driven to improve / develop your skills and those around you
An ability to help inspire a team to deliver on a shared visual goal
Comfortable taking on the responsibility of delivery for the Tech Art team as and when required (i.e. Lead is unavailable)
Able to work under direction from your lead or the project Art Director
A calm, professional and considered working conduct
Shipped at least one AAA title as a Technical Artist, completing a full development cycle

Why Join Us?

You’ll play a full and active role in shaping our exciting and innovative projects

We nurture talent and take pride in our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive team culture

25 days annual leave plus discretionary 3 days extra for Christmas & National UK Bank Holidays

BUPA Private Medical and Dental insurance (plus partner & children)

Project completion bonus & Christmas bonus

Travel card or parking ticket loan

Bicycle purchase loan

We offer flexible full-time and remote working options

Half Moon Sabbatical: after six years, a fully paid 2-week sabbatical is awarded

Full Moon Sabbatical: after ten years, a fully paid 4-week sabbatical is awarded

Company pension contribution (consistently above statutory level)

Local Gym membership

Fully stocked beer fridge and fruit & snacks bar

Regular team lunches & burger runs

Flextime: Core working hours of 10 am to 4pm