AE Live | Technical Artist - Unreal Engine
Technical Artist - Unreal Engine
Hemel Hempstead
The Role
AE Live is a world-leading provider of real-time graphics for major sports events and broadcasters around the world. Some of our clients include BBC, ITV, Sky, Fox, Star and ESPN as well as World Cups in Football, Rugby, Cricket and many more.
We are looking for a Technical Artist with 3+ years’ experience working with Unreal Engine. You will be working as part of a growing, small team creating data-driven 3D graphics within live television productions. You will join us in our passion to push the boundaries of what has previously been seen in virtual TV studios.
Whatever your background – this is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative, high profile, live broadcast projects where your work will be seen by hundreds of millions of people all over the world.
Key Responsibilities
1. Working with clients and colleagues to design, revise and build data driven 3D information graphics in Unreal Engine.
2. Creating and editing all 2D and 3D content as required (geometries, textures, materials).
3. Working extensively with Blueprints to create and add complex functionality.
4. General optimisations for real-time performance balanced with visual quality.
5. Staying up to date on relevant tools and technologies such as PBR and photo-realistic rendering, VR, digital content creation tools etc.
Required skills
6. Advanced knowledge of:
– Unreal Engine
– Blueprints
– Materials/Shaders
7. Intermediate or above:
– Modelling
– UV Unwrapping
– UMG
– Animation/Sequencer
8. Basic or above:
– Experience with at least one programming language (C++, C#, Java etc) and/or scripting (Python, Ruby etc.)
Advantages
9. Motion design
10. Experience with Perforce version control
11. Graphic Design/data visualisation
12. Experience in broadcast production environments
13. PC / Hardware knowledge
14. Desktop application development
Selected Employment Benefits
15. Competitive salary depending on experience
16. Generous company pension scheme
17. Life insurance
18. Private medical cover
19. Company issued mobile phone and laptop
20. Ongoing training and development
21. Lunch and snacks provided each day
22. Monthly offsite team social events
How to apply
Please submit a cover letter along with your CV and portfolio/show-reel/website link to jobs.uk@ae.live and quote the reference UKVS02.
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