Technical Art Director | Full-Remote | Short-term contract

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Antal International s.r.o. (CZECH) Full time

For our client, a well-known AAA game studio based in the UK, Antal International is seeking a Technical Art Director to join them for a short-term contract

In this position, you will collaborate closely with artists, technical artists, and fellow engineers to innovate rendering techniques encompassing lighting, shadows, post-processing, VFX, and more. Your role extends to partnering with the art team to achieve exceptional visual quality with scalability for high frame rates across various platforms.

What makes this opportunity remarkable is the chance to join at the early stages of a new game. With ample room for the game, world, and team to expand, you can leverage your distinctive skill set to significantly influence the design and development of our rendering systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define artistic goals and technical constraints to oversee the development of tools, processes, and methods optimizing artistic production.
  • Lead the implementation and monitoring of technical validation and compliance processes, collaborating with technical artists and tools departments to ensure optimal rendering of art assets at runtime.
  • Collaborate with the Rendering team to introduce, research, and develop tools or methods realizing the artistic vision.
  • Guide and mentor team members in their tasks, priorities, and technical skills.
  • Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with other members of the art and engineering teams through Slack, code reviews, design reviews, bugs, and video calls.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience on multi-discipline teams as a Technical Artist or Technical Art Director.
  • At least 3 years of experience in rendering systems and pipelines for games, possessing good knowledge of real-time rendering, GPU architectures, shaders, and multi-threaded rendering pipelines.
  • At least 3 years of experience managing team members.
  • Familiarity with technologies used in modern games.
  • Deep knowledge of industry-standard graphics software (Maya, Substance, Blender, etc.).
  • Advocate for building robust workflows based on peer feedback.
  • Passionate about creating games and delivering the highest quality gameplay for players.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate positively and effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience working with Unreal Engine 4+.
  • Experience working on large-scale teams of 100 or more.
  • Experience in shipping a AAA game title.

Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary.
  • Sign-on bonus.
  • Stock (RSU’s).
  • Well-being allowance.
  • Private health, dental, and eyecare for you and your family.
  • 9% Pension (7% paid by the employer + 2% salary sacrifice).
  • 25 days holiday.
  • Work Type: Remote.
  • Location: UK.

Are you interested in this position? Apply now

 

How will your application process proceed?

► Your application will be assessed by an Antal expert consultant.

► If you are shortlisted, a consultant will contact you for an initial call to clarify the details of the position and your expectations.

► If you agree to participate in the selection process, the consultant will present your profile to the prospective employer.

► They will continue to advise you throughout the selection process

We wish you good luck

 

What will you get if you apply through Antal?  

Free career support from our expert consultant who will be in contact with you by phone or email, help you prepare for the interview and ensure the quality of the recruitment process.

If this offer sounds interesting and you match the profile, please apply now

vladimir.dunaytsev@antal.cz

Antal is a recruitment consultancy agency focused on the recruitment of specialists and managers. The brand operates in 35 countries and has been present in the Czech Republic since 2014.
The Prague office handles projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and abroad for the largest global and local companies from various sectors of the economy.
The professional orientation of our consultants makes them not only effective recruiters, but also qualified consultants who have a unique knowledge of modern tools and the latest trends in the labor market.

To learn more about Antal, kindly visit www.antal.cz

Antal International s.r.o.

Jungmannova 745/24

110 00 Praha 1

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