# Technical Artist - 12 Month Contract

**Company**: Keywords Studios
**Location**: Gateshead, 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 the 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 of their UK studio sites (Daresbury or Newcastle), on a hybrid working basis. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and experience with game development.

Responsibilities:

- Establish and maintain project art pipelines

- Support the art and animation team requirements

- Assist with creating and integrating in-house toolsets

- Ensure artwork hits memory and frame rate guidelines

- Collaborate with artists to improve asset performance

- Keep up-to-date with industry advancements and technologies

- Mentor other 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

- Practical approach to technical and creative problem-solving

Desirable skills:

- Knowledge of other scripting languages

- Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity

- Understanding of materials/shaders and PBR workflow

Benefits:

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

- Company Pension Scheme

- Flexible Working Hours

- Private Medical Insurance Scheme

- Anti-crunch ethos and supportive working environment

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## Skills

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

### Nice to have
- Unreal Engine
- Unity
- materials/shaders
- PBR workflow
- scripting languages

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