Technical Pipeline Artist (AI)

TL;DR

Technical Pipeline Artist (AI): Refining and innovating game development pipelines, focusing on improving efficiency and quality of art workflows. Focus on machine learning and AI-powered processes to facilitate creativity, optimizing content creation, and ensuring ethical AI development.

Location: Must have the permanent right to work in the UK. Open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs and relocation package.

Company

hirify.global is an independent developer and publisher known for video games like the Sniper Elite series, as well as its film studio, board games, books, and comics.

What you will do

• Maintain and improve existing art workflows and practices.
• Help with the development and implementation of AI/ML-powered processes ethically.
• Identify inefficiencies in art creation workflows and propose solutions.
• Design and implement new pipeline and optimization tools to aid content creation.
• Guide artists in learning new and best practices in content creation and optimization.
• Communicate pipeline improvements and tool adoption to key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of game development and art creation workflows.
• Demonstrable experience creating automation pipelines for game development.
• Familiarity with neural networks, machine learning algorithms, generative models, and fine-tuning models.
• Strong communication skills across disciplines of game development.
• Good experience within Maya, Blender, or 3DS Max.
• Solid understanding of runtime performance costs and how to optimize content.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of procedural content creation packages.
• Experience with photogrammetry.

Culture & Benefits

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure & Bank holidays (increasing with service).
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision.
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Interest-Free, Tax-Free loans.
• EAP and a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support.