Job Description
Full time: Monday-Friday
Hybrid working: in-office Wed,Thu,Fri
Starting: ASAP
Location: London Bridge, London
About Us
Cityscape Digital is a leading architectural visualisation studio located on Bermondsey Street in London Bridge. We produce some of the highest quality visuals, interactive, VR and film in the industry, working with the world’s top architects and property developers. We are famed for our inclusive environment and respect for artistry from any creative background, and are always looking for a good fit for our culture.
Company benefits
??? Centrally located office in London Bridge, moments away from mainline and tube stations
?? Private health insurance after successful probation
?? Free yoga sessions with More Yoga
?? Cycle to work scheme, with secure cycle storage and showers
?? Travel card loans after successful probation
?? Hybrid work environment
??? Pension scheme
?? Access to Headspace wellbeing app
?? Happy Hour on Fridays
??? 20 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing to 23 after 5 years service
Essential Skills and Experience
- Deep understanding of the Unreal Engine 5 content creation pipeline (Blueprints, modelling/UV’ing, texturing/shading - knowledge of HLSL required, lighting, FX, and rigging/animation)
- Knowledge of computer hardware specifications in relation to project requirements and deployment (pixel streaming and on-premise)
- Demonstrated experience in helping shape and evolve art pipelines, including proprietary tools, software, plug-ins, and game technology
- Demonstrated experience identifying and driving performance goals and optimizations for development on PC (profiling tools for performance reviews and optimisation)
- Effective communication skills and drive to deliver consistently on time, acting as a bridge and balancing the needs between Creative and Technical requirements
- Demonstrated problem solving ability with excellent attention to detail, time management and presentation skills
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience as a Technical Artist - highly advantageous
- Experience with Unreal Insights - highly advantageous
- Experience with the Substance suite - highly advantageous
- Experience with design and deployment of VR - advantageous
- Experience with Niagara - advantageous
- Experience with Blueprints - advantageous
- Experience and knowledge of C++ - advantageous
- Experience in architecture - desirable
As an Interactive Technical Artist, your roles and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- In the early stages of projects production:
- Establish quick, efficient and clear pipelines (particularly with regards to data ingestion into Unreal from 3D CAD packages)
- Prepare coherent documentation for pipelines, tools and procedures;
- Do benchmarking for the project features through research and testing;
- Prototype features and provide transparent accounts of their performance;
- Work on creating asset banks (such as textures).
- During production and its later stages:
- Executing on direction from Project Lead and/or Art Director of the project requirements related to the technical output.
- Ensure coworkers adhere to procedures and standards you’ve established;
- Update documentation;
- Fix performance bugs and polish project features.
- Support/Train Artists in the studio to raise the bar creatively, by developing and disseminating technical workflows and creating artist tools
Candidate Profile
- Needs to be detail oriented and willing to get hands dirty
- Optimistic mindset, even when operating in a demanding and dynamic environment
- Ability to manage your own time applying correct prioritisation
How To Apply
If you are interested please apply via the link - https://app.healthboxhr.com/job-application/external/80a5b0fc-8ee93f3e-a4fb63fd-4b569043 and attach your CV and portfolio as a single PDF document (or include website link within PDF CV). If there is no CV and portfolio included in your application, we may not review. We cannot guarantee responses to all applications as this depends on the amount of interest against the role although we try our best to update candidates on the status of their application.
Candidates who require Visas are welcome to apply, we have a Tier 2 sponsorship licence with the capacity for sponsorship, although the specifics would need to be considered on a candidate-by-candidate basis alongside our annual allowances for offering sponsorship.