Technical Artist

At Electric Square, we understand that the worlds we build are pivotal to the success of our games and the enjoyment of our players. With our diverse portfolio, which includes acclaimed titles like 'Diablo 4', 'Lords of the Fallen', ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ and several other exciting AAA console games currently in progress (and even more surprises on the horizon), we strive to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences.
Working in collaboration with four innovative studios, our team of 300+ talented individuals, accompanied by our beloved studio dogs, are dedicated to creating world-class projects. We foster a unique studio culture that empowers and inspires our teams, ensuring that everyone feels motivated to bring their best ideas to life.
We can offer you an award-winning working environment. At Electric Square, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Electric Square is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Technical Artist to join our Singapore-based team working on an exciting project.
**[Please note**: We are currently unable to support relocation to Singapore for this role at this time]

**A Technical Artist at Electric Square Singapore**:

- Collaborate with the art team to ensure their efficiency and advice on any technical issues that arise. Help them communicate their technical needs to the development team.
- Creatively solve technical challenges and limitations to maximise cutting edge visuals within hardware limitations.
- Create tools, scripts and pipelines to author visual content and ensure maximum optimisation.
- Collaborate with other technical experts within the company to define clear goals for the toolset, pipeline and construction processes.
- Prototyping, developing, profiling and implementing procedural VFX (particles, post-processing, shaders,).
- Driving the creation of complex procedural and physically-based content.

**Requirements**:

- Knowledge of programming languages: MAXScript, MEL, C#, C++, Python, PowerShell, Bash
- Skills: VFX, material art, lighting, tool development, optimisation, pipeline development
- Software/Tools: Photoshop, Houdini, Unreal Engine, Unity, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Maya, 3DS Max, Perforce

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**Benefits**:
When you join Electric Square, you can expect to enjoy a unique culture. Whether its participating and relaxing with one of our wellness benefits or discussing the latest games over lunch cooked one of Brighton's incredible pop-up diners. The Studio knows that it’s the best people that make the best games and this is what Electric Square invests in. Below you will find all the benefits and perks you can enjoy as an Electric Square team member.
- Holidays - 25 days’ annual leave entitlement, including studio closure over the Christmas period plus all UK bank holidays
- Bonus Anniversary Holidays - An additional day of annual leave for each year’s anniversary working at Electric Square, up to a maximum of 30 days of annual leave entitlement.
- Generous Team Project Bonuses (usually paid when product ships/launches)
- Company Pension Scheme - Employer contribution matching award winning pension scheme provided by NEST under the UK governments automatic enrolment scheme.
- Private Medical Insurance Scheme - Full private medical cover provided by BUPA Healthcare.
- Group Income Protection
- Health and Well-being Allowance - £50 per month to spend on your choice of a range of healthy activities, ranging from going to the gym, rock climbing, yoga and a lovely massage. It's on us
- Group Life Insurance
- Private Dental Insurance Scheme - Full private dental cover provided by Bupa.
- Volunteer Time Off ‘Electric Square in the Community’ - Spend one day per year on full-pay volunteering for the non-profit organisation of your choice.
- Tech Scheme - Over 5,000 products available from to buy over 12 or 24-month payment terms, saving up to 12% on National Insurance.
- Cycle to Work Scheme - Salary sacrifice cycle purchase scheme with tax savings through Cycle Scheme.
- Free Fresh Home Cooked Electric Square Monthly Friday Lunch - Monthly Friday lunches bought to us by one of many amazing local pop-up diners - all local and organic meat and vegan recipes. A wonderful way to catch up with everyone on a Friday over a beer or a bottle of Kombucha
- Eye-care V