nDreams is a world-leading VR game developer and publisher. We are the team behind hit titles including Frenzies, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Far Cry: Dive Into Insanity and Fracked, as well as publishing innovative games from the brightest indie talents including Little Cities and Vendetta Forever. Fully dedicated to VR games since 2013, no publisher has greater virtual reality experience and specialism. nDreams is now comprised of three development teams, with one fully remote studio – Elevation, Brighton based Near Light, and Studio nDreams Farnborough, Hampshire covering the whole spectrum of VR gaming.

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We are looking for a Technical Artist to join our team and help deliver visually impressive, technically sound game content. You will work closely with both artists and programmers to support asset integration, improve workflows, and contribute to the development of intuitive and inspiring games. This is a 12-month fixed term, full-time contract (37.5 hours per week), fully remote within the UK, with a competitive salary.

We’re looking for a Technical Artist to join our team and help deliver visually impressive, technically sound game content. You’ll work closely with both artists and programmers to support asset integration, improve workflows, and contribute to the development of intuitive and inspiring games.The rundown:<ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">12-month fixed term contract</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Full time (37.5 hours per week)</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Fully remote within the UK</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Salary is competitive and dependent on experience</li></ul>Key responsibilities:<ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Create and iterate on shaders and master materials in Unreal Engine using node graphs and HLSL, ensuring usability for the art team.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Optimise shaders across platforms to improve performance and memory usage.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Support the creation and optimisation of visual effects, particularly using Niagara.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate with engineers and artists to ensure technical accessibility of features.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Work with other disciplines (e.g. programmers, designers) to gather feedback and improve implementation.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Contribute to defining and maintaining art workflows and pipelines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Document tools and processes clearly, using visual aids where helpful.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Assist in improving team efficiency through better tools or processes.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Help identify and resolve technical issues during production.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Participate in discussions around technical art needs and priorities.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Support the studio’s technical art goals and maintain high standards.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Break down tasks and dependencies to support collaborative development.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Requirements</h2>The skills you’ll need:<ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Solid experience in shader development and optimisation</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Understanding of VFX optimisation workflows</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on efficiency and detail</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Working knowledge of Unreal Engine</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Clear and confident communicator</li></ul>The nice to haves:<ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience with VR development</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Familiarity with Niagara for VFX</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Interest in improving team workflows and pipeline efficiency</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Benefits</h2>We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR games. You may know us as the team behind Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and the recently released FRENZIES. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects and considerable scale with a personal, caring touch.We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse, happy and safe teams. We're committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing and balance. It's crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire, the experiences we create and the causes we support.We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best, authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing <a href="mailto:interviewing@ndreams.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">interviewing@ndreams.com</a>or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments, check out this <a href="https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/ask-for-adjustments-at-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">guidance from Scope.</a>We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more.

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