nDreams is looking for a Technical Artist to join our Studio Elevation team on a 12-month FTC. In this role, you'll help deliver visually impressive and technically sound game content by bridging art and engineering. You'll work remotely within the UK to support asset integration, improve workflows, and contribute to the development of intuitive and inspiring games.
What You'll Do
- Create and iterate on shaders and master materials in Unreal Engine using node graphs and HLSL, ensuring usability for the art team.
- Optimise shaders across platforms to improve performance and memory usage.
- Support the creation and optimisation of visual effects, particularly using Niagara.
- Collaborate with engineers and artists to ensure technical accessibility of features.
- Work with other disciplines to gather feedback and improve implementation.
- Contribute to defining and maintaining art workflows and pipelines.
- Document tools and processes clearly, using visual aids where helpful.
- Assist in improving team efficiency through better tools or processes.
- Help identify and resolve technical issues during production.
- Participate in discussions around technical art needs and priorities.
- Support the studio's technical art goals and maintain high standards.
- Break down tasks and dependencies to support collaborative development.
What We're Looking For
- Solid experience in shader development and optimisation.
- Understanding of VFX optimisation workflows.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on efficiency and detail.
- Working knowledge of Unreal Engine.
- Clear and confident communicator.
Nice to Have
- Experience with VR development.
- Familiarity with Niagara for VFX.
- Interest in improving team workflows and pipeline efficiency.
Technical Stack
- Unreal Engine
- HLSL
- Niagara
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible hours
- Duvets days
- Your birthday off
- Dedicated personal development time and support
- Regular socials
- Excellent holiday offering
- Pension scheme
- Health insurance
- Life cover
- Competitive compensation dependent on experience
Work Mode
This is a remote position for candidates based within the UK.
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