Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development with an outstanding line of top published titles. It truly is an exciting and inspiring place to work in the heart of Gunwharf Quays, at our harbourside studio in Portsmouth, UK.
We are looking for a Technical artist with the ability to integrate and contribute to the team creating innovative experiences. Supporting the team with in depth shader and post process knowledge. Proven experience in Unity, technical expertise with Maya are certainly of benefit.
Responsibilities
1. Strong and versatile Rigging and Skinning skills
2. Troubleshooting art pipeline and providing solutions
3. Optimisation suggestions for all aspects of art within a game
4. Create and optimise material shaders and blueprints
5. Work closely with the code and art teams
6. Critique and iterate in a group
7. Follow and recreate established art styles
8. Reliably demonstrate an aptitude for the platform technology, asset discipline and pipeline processes
Requirements
9. Experience creating and optimizing shaders
10. At least a years experience in a similiar role
11. Creative and self motivated
12. Strong and versatile VFX skills
13. Experience in Unity a must
14. Experience using Maya
15. Extremely quality oriented
16. Blueprint experience
17. Strong verbal, written and visual communication skills
18. An artistic education to at least graduate level
19. Strong folio including examples of shader work
Beneficial
20. Successfully worked with iterative development and rapid game play prototyping
21. Unreal 4 experience
22. Console development experience
23. Lighting skill
24. Houdini knowledge
Benefits
25. Excellent holiday package
26. Regular social events
27. Fresh fruit and snacks
28. A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
29. Ongoing training and development, with career progression
30. Discount card for all the shopping centre stores
31. Great seafront location, a short walk from the rail station, bars, restaurants, coffee shops
32. Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
33. Group Life Insurance
34. Employee Assistance Programme
35. Private Dental Insurance
36. Group Income Protection
37. Company Pension Scheme
38. Cycle To Work Scheme
39. Eye-Care Vouchers
Perks
40. Bring your doggo to work! We're a dog friendly studio, bring your pooch in to meet us.
41. Bean to cup coffee machine in the studio.
42. Fresh fruit and healthy snacks provided daily, breakfast and some not so healthy snacks.
43. In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
44. Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.
Role Information: EN
Studio: Climax Studios
Location: Europe, United Kingdom, Portsmouth
Area of Work: Game Development
Service: Create
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Hybrid
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