Technical Artist

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Bright Paw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games. We are currently working on our newest IP, Southfield, which you can look forward to playing soon!!

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

Radical Forge is hiring a Technical Artist to support the art team on several exciting internal and co-development projects. You will report to the Lead Artist as well as to production, but you will also have day to day interaction with engineering, design and the rest of the internal TA group. The role will allow growth and skill development across many areas of interactive development and project / art styles in Unity, Unreal Engine and potentially custom game engines.

Responsibilities

• Heavy emphasis on environment art and VFX - please have this as your primary skill / area of interest
• Pipeline development and art optimization
• Tool and script development to support the art team and streamline workflows
• Shader and material development
• Communicate technical requirements to the art team and mentor artists where appropriate
• Troubleshoot and resolve art related issues
• Document pipelines, procedures and processes

Skills Summary

• Must have relevant games industry experience
• Experienced in development in Unity (primary) and Unreal Engine (secondary)
• 3-5 years experience as a Tech Artist in a games studio with focus on shader and tool development, primarily in the environment art realm
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant experience in some of the above areas
• Strong understanding of 3D pipelines and 3D software (eg Maya, Max, Blender, Substance suite)
• Experience with lighting and post processing
• VFX / particle creation
• Shader development experience (Unity Shadergraph / Amplify and UE Material Editor)
• Solid understanding of runtime performance costs and asset optimisation techniques
• Able to follow art direction and debug / troubleshoot issues related to game assets, effects etc
• Understanding of managing assets in a versioning system (ideally Perforce)
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams to implement gameplay specific art assets
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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This role can be fully remote within the UK.

We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.

The role will initially be a 12 month Fixed Term contract with the potential to extend after this.

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Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!

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Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

KICK ASS BENEFITS

• ### Open & Honest

We keep our employees in the loop every month about where we are heading as a studio and what's going on behind the scenes.

• ### Flexible Working

We offer flexible work hours with the option to work from home part-time or always.

• ### Employee Health Benefits

We offer private healthcare, including a cash plan to help with day-to-day health costs such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, and more.

• ### First Fridays

Every first Friday of the month, everyone is free to work on group projects, self-directed learning, research games, and share what they've learned.

• ### Time to Yourself

Not feeling it this morning? Then, take one of your two annual Duvet Days. Plus, you get an extra holiday day for each year of service and an optional yearly charity day for everyone.

OUR CULTURE

We offer a safe-haven for your creativity, where you’ll be treated with fairness, respect and honesty. We take that shit really seriously. We’re transparent with all our staff about what we’re doing and where we’re going, and our leadership keep you in the loop.

We’re inclusive too. We’re devotedly LGBTQ+ and POC friendly, and we know the best teams are diverse ones where everyone feels accepted and supported.

Speaking of support, we’ve partnered with the mighty Safe in Our World to continuously educate our understanding of mental health so we can better serve our team. We also have trained mental health first aiders throughout the studio, and provide private healthcare that includes access to therapy and GPs.