Senior Technical Artist

Senior Technical Artist

Full-time
Remote

About Synty

At synty studios we power the digital world, supercharging content production with our team of world-class talent. Our studio creates and publishes content for the Unity Asset Store, Unreal Marketplace and our own online store.

About the role

You’ll integrate closely with our 3D art teams, leveraging your knack for building solutions that empower artists.

Day-to-day you'll:

  • Recognize proper mesh topology and give feedback to the art team
  • Develop and maintain rigs so animators can create high-quality animations in an optimal way
  • Rig and weight characters, creatures, and props to meet the needs set out by the Product Owner while working closely with 3D modelers and animators
  • Alongside Senior Artists and Product Owners, develop related custom tools and help establish engine export pipelines and processes that improve production efficiency 
  • Maintain technical documentation
  • Work directly in engines to set up character assets (character meshes, etc.)
  • Test functionality and bug fixing to ensure work is asset-ready and high-quality
  • Develop and maintain skeletal assets for Unreal and Unity
  • Python scripting for Maya 
  • Communicate with art to help define processes and tools

Requirements

Professional

You can share experiences where you've:

  • Supported and positively collaborated with team members
  • Appreciated the benefits of diversity, working well with a variety of people, and following through on team commitments
  • Possessed a strong desire to achieve and collaborate with a can-do attitude
  • Thrived on challenges and viewed setbacks as opportunities for growth
  • Actively invested in personal and professional development and confidently sought out solutions
  • Maintained composure under pressure, with effective routines to manage stress
  • Communicated in a clear and articulate manner to various levels within a company
  • Adapted communication style to be appropriate to the audience or group you're are speaking to

Technical

  • Understand limitations of the tools and tech stack
  • An understanding of 3D modeling and Animation processes and pipelines
  • Skilled in rigging of 3D characters, props, creatures and tools creation
  • Able to Python script for Maya
  • Skilled in Unity 

Nice to have

  • Knowledge or a interest in Unreal Engine
Creativity days once a month
Creativity days once a month
Competitive pay and Share Option Scheme
Competitive pay and Share Option Scheme
Healthy work-life balance (no overtime!)
Healthy work-life balance (no overtime!)
Learn from a world-class team
Learn from a world-class team
Weekly virtual social events
Weekly virtual social events
We embrace the 'quirky'
We embrace the 'quirky'
World leading software and technologies
World leading software and technologies
Diverse and interesting projects
Diverse and interesting projects
Permanently Fully Remote
Permanently Fully Remote

Recruitment Process

We strive to be transparent on how we operate here at Synty, so you know what’s going on in the background of your recruitment process. We know job hunting is time and energy consuming; so thanks again for your deciding we’re worth the investment. We look forward to getting to know you better!

1. First Interview

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Meet the People Team and the People Leader of the role. You will get an idea of their leadership style and get a feel of what the job will be like on a daily basis.

2. Second Interview

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This is where it gets a bit deeper- we dive into the grit of what it takes to succeed in the role. We will always try to put you in a room with two other people you will work with the closest, so you get to know them better too.

3. Testing

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Depending on your role we’ll have you complete testing. This could be an Art or Code test. We’ll pay you for these tests.

4. References

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We’re confident about our hiring process, and the decisions made around bringing on new team members are always collaborative. We aim to identify people who can add to our culture, so by this stage we’re feeling pretty good about it all. Don’t be surprised if we’re calling your professional or personal referees and drafting your offer in parallel to these conversations!

Other Open Positions

Sorry, there is no other positions available at the moment, but we’re always on the lookout for the best talents.
Please email [email protected]. Include a CV and a portfolio of your best work!