Principal Technical Artist

We are Media Molecule, a Guildford based game developer proudly part of the PlayStation Studios group. We have a history of creating Award winning games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Dreams.  

It’s a fantastic time to join us as we embark on our next adventure, defining and executing the vision for our next ambitious project based out of our studio in central Guildford. We are now searching for an exceptional Principal Technical Artist to join us!

This role offers an exciting opportunity to serve as a subject-matter expert for the Art Department, applying knowledge gained through prior experience to drive quality, technical excellence and best practices across the project. While there may be some moments of direct contribution to tools, VFX, and/or art, the role’s greatest impact will come from collaboratively elevating the wider team’s work through analysis, documentation and education, solving complex challenges and driving improvements through collaboration and guidance.

• →Refine, document and champion best practices for artistic content creation.
• →Partner with art and technology teams to identify fidelity and performance issues and suggest/implement suitable solutions.
• →Support and educate artists to maximise efficient use of tools and workflows.
• →Collaborate with key stakeholders to define suitable benchmarks and settings for target configurations / platforms.