Senior Technical Artist

Ouc client, Burst Live, is searching for a talented Senior Technical Artist to join their team in Helsinki or remotely.

BURST is a new form of entertainment startup creating unparalleled metaverse worlds that enable artists and brands to connect with their audience through Web3 technology in a hyper-realistic virtual environment.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): NDA
• At what stage of the project(s)? Prototyping
• Genres: Simulation, Sports
• Platforms: VR, VR/AR

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

Some of your daily responsibilities might include:

-          Preparation and evaluation of virtual projects in Unreal Engine 5

-          Optimizing scenes, materials, LOD’s

-          Modeling the assets to be used in the UE 5 scenes

-          Assembling the Unreal Engine 5 scenes using the assets, according to the concept

-          Setting up the camera and lights according to the script and storyboard

-          Refining textures and lighting

-          Sharing of knowledge in technical parts of using UE 5

-          Creative direction and composition for individual scenes, within the guides established by lead creatives of a project

-          Foresee and plan around possible problems a project might encounte

What kind of professional are we looking for?

A creative and driven Senior Technical Artist, who is passionate about 3D and virtual solutions. You will join a team of 3D Artists and UE Generalists who will work together on a series of Unreal Engine based projects in the fields of sports, music and fashion. These projects are of high-quality standards, visually and technically, requiring deep technical knowledge but also a lot of creative vision and a great sense for aesthetics.

To succeed in this role, you have…

-          About 3 years of experience of working with Unreal Engine

-          Solid understanding of lighting, rendering, post-process, material setup, Blueprints, and general workflows inside UE 4 or 5

-          Knowledge of 3D modeling software with a core understanding of the inner workings of the tool

-          Understanding of animation pipelines, incl. character and environment setups

-          Understanding of PBR Materials, Shaders, Textures

-          Understanding the basics of photography and videography

What is important for us in a person?

-          Ability to communicate well and work in a team with people from different backgrounds

-          Motivation to improve constantly (you welcome feedback and want to learn from others)

-          Ability to take responsibility and own initiative

-          Proactive and ambitious way of working

-          Passion for entertainment, especially sports (preferably soccer) or music

-          Willingness and ability to work in a startup environment

Why do we enjoy working here?

We offer you the opportunity to work with a small team of talented and passionate people. You will have flexible and remote work possibilities as well as a nice office space in the Center of Helsinki (Bulevardi 1). We provide you with lunch benefit, sports/culture benefit and the excitement that comes with working in a startup environment.

A portfolio/reel submission - including a detailed breakdown of your work in each section - is required with all applications