Experienced Technical Artist

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap. 

We are looking for an Experienced Technical Artist with strong experience in pipeline and performance. It will be your responsibility to use the knowledge gained from your time within the industry to help both iteratively develop the existing approaches and propose new techniques to meet the technical and visual challenges of delivering a ground-breaking experience. 

We are ideally looking for someone with experience on leading games/projects who can help to take ownership of Technical Art on one of our current and upcoming projects.

The role is highly autonomous and we want candidates with a voice, we’ll be counting on your skills experience and knowledge. We’re looking for people with the passion to deliver results that back up the calibre of titles we work on.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading Technical Art for a project.
  • Liaise between the project team and core teams within the studio.
  • Create and maintain processes and guidelines that are easily usable by the developers across multiple teams.
  • Take responsibility for the technical implementation of artwork, visuals and assets.
  • Able to lead and manage a small team of Technical Artists.
  • Use your expertise to suggest improvements and simplify processes where possible.
  • Work with The Lead Artist, Lead Programmer, Render Lead and Tools Lead to effectively develop the correct solution to issues.
  • Make hard choices and compromises based on technical constraints, looking for effective solutions for the wider team.
  • Be able to espouse direction and workflows to different teams with differing constraints.

About you

  • Essential
  • Proven track record of delivering complex technical challenges
  • Self-driven
  • Highly collaborative
  • Ability to take a holistic view of issues
  • Comfortable with feedback
  • Technical Art skills, including:
  • Python development
  • Maya experience
  • Asset management
  • Content creation best practises
  • Solid understanding of modern game engines
  • Confident communicator and fluent in English

  • Desirable
  • Experience in a similar role within the games industry
  • Strategic experience—planning, pipeline improvements, asset management, risk assessment
  • Leadership experience—mentoring/leading more junior members of the team

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players. 

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.  

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. 

We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.  


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