We’re looking for a Technical Artist to join Steel City Interactive, a studio that are set on redefining the sports game landscape as their much-hyped boxing title continues development.

Steel City have created a fun working environment where you are able to express your creativity and passion for games as part of a fast-growing, dynamic games studio. You will play a crucial role in the development of their title and take ownership and responsibility for developing features, and working with the wider team on planning and delivery and share a passion for games.

Your responsibilities…

• Liaising between heads of programming and Art teams
• Researching and developing technical tools for a project
• Setting up and maintaining workflows of Art production
• Act as a bridge between Artists and Programmers
• Assisting in asset performance and validation
• Own and solve complex technical issues during development
• Evaluating and recommending on what software and tools are required for game production
• Developing and maintaining resources and pipelines in collaboration with programmers
• Ensuring final art runs to visual and technical targets
• Enforcing standards as outlined by heads of departments
• Developing tools and software to execute the needs of the game
• Working with Art and Programming to find best solutions for cross department areas such as cloth, physics, ragdoll etc.
• Optimizing of art assets to adhere to defined performance and memory budgets
• Writing custom software specific to the needs of the game which will work with industry standard scripting languages
• Researching and overseeing the implementation of rendering techniques
• Monitoring the performance of the game

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…

• Proven experience on at least one AAA published title
• High attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Career training in VFX
• A strong portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates high level knowledge in technical art
• Solid understanding of art and animation pipelines
• Familiarity with game systems and the game development process
• Scripting skills
• Ability to identify the best tools and software to maximize game delivery
• Rendering and post-effects experience
• Understanding of rigging and animation
• Experience in physics simulations
• Shader development experience
• High level artistic skills - proportion, colour, composition
• Creative mindset and ability to overcome technical challenges
• Experience in digital art content creation - high and low-poly modelling, unwrapping, baking, texturing, level art, etc
• Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with differences between creative and technical teams
• Strong 3D art package proficiency
• Experience working in game engines such as Unity / Unreal

Perks and benefits include…

• Relocation Benefits
• Flexible Working Hours
• Bonus Scheme
• 23 days of annual leave, with an additional day accrued for each year of service
• Extended Maternity and Paternity pay
• Healthcare Cash Plan, encompassing optical and dental benefits
• Access to 24/7 Doctors and an Employee Assistance Programme
• 2 dedicated Mental Health days and 5 Learning days per year
• Technology Benefit, providing up to £750 for tech purchases
• Career Progression Path and unlimited access to Udemy Courses
• Discretionary Cost of Living Payments
• Electric Car Vehicle Scheme
• Discount Club for over 350 high street stores
• Company sponsored outings, social activities and wrap parties