Senior Technical Artist: Performance Capture

Job Description

Rockstar Games is seeking a skilled Senior Technical Artist to join their Edinburgh team. In this role, the successful candidate will develop new tools and technologies, enhance pipelines, and manage intricate workflows for the game's assets and files. The position is full-time, permanent, and based in Rockstar's Edinburgh studio.

The Senior Technical Artist will collaborate with stage, post, animation, Tech Art, and IT teams, focusing on performance capture pipelines and ensuring seamless integration between departments.

Role Involves:

• Supporting performance capture pipelines and workflows.
• Innovating and solving technical problems throughout all production phases.
• Designing, developing, and supporting Python tools to enhance pipelines.
• Leveraging automated solutions to process large amounts of data efficiently.
• Writing automated tests for new and existing code.
• Creating clear documentation for tools and workflows.
• Participating in discussions and brainstorming sessions.
• Providing feedback and engaging in team-based problem-solving.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Technical Artist experience.
• Experience through full game production cycles or equivalent.
• Experience using optical and markerless facial motion capture technology.
• Effective communication and feedback skills.
• Excellent programming skills in Python (5+ years).
• Solid understanding of version control systems.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux.

Role Offers:

• Opportunity to work on large-scale creative projects.
• Collaborative environment with talented professionals.