# Technical Artist - 12 Month Contract

**Company**: Keywords Studios
**Location**: Daresbury, England
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Game Development
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64141679

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## Description

d3t, part of Keywords Studios Group, is at the forefront of videogame technology and creativity. They work on multiple exciting projects, including EA SPORTS FC™ 26, Hogwarts Legacy, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

The Technical Artist role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, based in either Daresbury or Newcastle, with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in-studio and 2 days remote.

Responsibilities:

- Establish and maintain project art pipelines

- Support art and animation teams

- Create and integrate in-house toolsets

- Ensure artwork meets performance guidelines

- Collaborate with artists to improve asset performance

- Maintain guidelines and standards

- Stay updated with industry advancements

- Share knowledge with the art team

- Mentor team members

Requirements:

- Experience with real-time game art and modern rendering techniques

- Proficiency in Maya and/or 3DS Max and Python

- Strong communication and organisation skills

- Understanding of console hardware limitations

- Problem-solving skills

- Flexibility and adaptability

Desirable skills:

- Knowledge of other scripting languages

- Maya API and C++/C# programming

- Familiarity with Unreal Engine or Unity

- Materials/shaders and PBR workflow knowledge

- Published titles experience

Benefits:

- 22 days holiday + 3 Festive Studio Closure + Bank Holidays

- Company Pension Scheme

- Flexible Working Hours

- Private Medical Insurance Scheme

- Anti-crunch ethos

- Professional, fun, and supportive working environment

- Free Parking

- Company Socials, Monthly Lunches + Annual d3t Events

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## Skills

### Required
- Maya
- 3DS Max
- Python
- real-time game art
- modern rendering techniques
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- scripting languages
- Maya API
- C++
- C#
- Unreal Engine
- Unity
- materials/shaders
- PBR workflow

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