Position: Lead Technical Artist
Company: Values Value
Category: Unity
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00+02:00

Responsibilities: 
- Work closely with the art director/leads to drive and evangelize the artistic vision of the game;
- Oversee the development of art pipelines including proprietary tools, software plugins, and ingame technology;
- Assist in planning asset production in collaboration with the FX, concept, character and level teams;
- Set and share best practices within the group;
- Be a reference for the team in relation to technical art and find solutions to complex issues that arise;
- Optimize content for memory and performance gains;
- Understand and communicate to the team the technical and artistic constraints;
- Anticipate and recognize potential production issues and recommend solutions;
- Motivate and develop the team members and act as a mentor in terms of technical/artistic aspects.

Requirements: 
- 5+ years of experience as a technical artist;
- Strong knowledge of all aspects of the Unreal Engine, with a heavy emphasis on Materials, Lightning, Animation, Niagara, and more;
- Experience writing GLSL/HLSL shaders;
- Advanced experience with Maya/3D Max;
- Comfortable in a range of content creation software including Photoshop, Adobe Substance Designer/Painter, Zbrush/Mudbox, etc;
- Collaborate with the art and technical teams guiding best practices for real-time asset optimization, promoting efficient workflows, and offering innovative technical solutions to maintain quality while maximizing performance;
- Establish and manage memory and performance structure;
- Solid organization skills with adherence to file structures, naming conventions, and other established protocols;
- Streamline production by creating feasible pipelines and finding ways to automate tasks and improve processes.

Big plus:
- Experience writing custom Maya tools and scripts using Python and/or MEL;
- Intermediate and above English level.

What kind of person? 
Motivated, self-directed, personable;
With strong verbal communication skills.

Benefits: 
- An opportunity to work for a rapidly growing company and spearhead its growth;
- Competitive salary in accordance with your market area;
- An open and modern work environment with remote capability and flexible working hours;
- Bring in your own ideas and actively participate in shaping our company and products.
- Optional relocation to Cyprus further down the road;
- Paid parental leave, vacation and holidays;
- Extra bonuses depending on the project success.