Technical Artist

Hello! We’re Maschinen-Mensch, an independent game studio founded in 2014 in Berlin, Germany. We made Curious Expedition 1 & 2 and Codecks.

We are looking for a Technical Artist to join our team and work on our next, unannounced project.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): Unannounced new Unreal game
• At what stage of the project(s)? Early production stage
• Platforms: PC, Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Create imaginative and high quality runtime VFX

• Use Unreal Blueprint scripting to hook up your effects

• Support artists and engineers in the 3D art pipeline

• Work within the limits of the game engine, curate file sizes, polygon counts and loading speeds

• Solve complex technical challenges during development

• Develop and maintain resources and pipelines along with programmers

• Prepare and design character systems such as skeletons, cloths, effect emitters and ragdoll collision

• Research and oversee the implementation of rendering techniques

• Resolve material errors and collision issues

• Monitor the performance, frame rate and memory consumption of the game

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• At least one year of Unreal Engine VFX experience (preferred focus on Niagara Particles, Materials & Shaders)

• Unreal Blueprint scripting experience

• Fluent in English

Bonus:

• Experience with modeling and creating vegetation foliage

• Experience with Substance Materials

• Experience with Side FX Houdini & Houdini Engine in Unreal

• Experience with Blender

• Shipped at least one comercial game project

Why do we enjoy working here?

• A relaxed, family-friendly working environment

• Being part of a small, diverse, international team

• Competitive salary

• 25 days paid yearly vacation

• The opportunity to work on a brand new game from an early stage