UE4 Technical Artist

An industry-leading digital studio based in London are looking to take on a UE4 Technical Artist, on a contract basis, for a gaming project with one of their long term clients. The project is due to start at the start of February.

The Company

The client are a specialist digital studio who produce state of the art content for a variety of clients within the VFX, motion design, and gaming industries. They are well known in the industry for approaching their projects from an original and creative perspective.

UE4 Technical Artist Role

They are looking for candidates who have significant experience implementing animations in Unreal Engine 4. Therefore, experience as either a technical artist or as an animation/motion designer, but in a position where they had extensive interaction with the engine, will be looked upon favourably.

This is a fantasy gaming project, so their ideal candidate will be able to show previous work in this style, or at least have an interest in this type of 2D and UI animation.

UE4 Technical Artist Requirements

They are looking for candidates with the following experience:

• Creating animated UI elements in UMG
• Converting sprite or flipbook-based animations, through rendering in After Effects, and implementing in UE4
• Bringing static images into UE4 and re-animating
• Knowledge of blueprint triggers
• Portfolio of 2D animation or UI animation

The client will require a portfolio of work which demonstrates the above skills in the profile review process. They are offering a daily rate of £250 – £300 per day and the chance to work on a high-profile gaming project.

There will be an initial call with the Team Lead, in addition to a detailed portfolio run-through.

If you are interested in this position, please apply now.