Job Details:

The Role

Sharkmob is on an epic journey, and we want you to join us! Come explore new territory in the realm of AAA online gaming. Our studios are working on three new titles, the first being Bloodhunt, a battle royal twist on Vampire: The Masquerade. Collaboration for us is key, working in cross-discipline teams allows us to bring together our expertise and create the best possible experiences for our players. We are looking for people who want to have fun at work, share ownership, and make smart decisions; responsible people who have a positive attitude, are passionate, and value professionalism.

The games we are making, and the level of ambition we have, require a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. It takes lots of different people and we would love for you to be one of them!

Our Technical Art Team

The Technical Art Team breathe life into our worlds, vehicles and characters by working closely with both the Art and Engineering teams. They have a passion for creating cutting edge AAA visuals to fully leverage what is possible with modern toolsets and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Create inspiring artwork that captures our players imaginations.
• Collaborate with the tech and content teams to define and maintain art content pipelines.
• Maintain the great communication between Sharkmob London and Malmö teams.
• Be proactive and work collaboratively with the wider team to drive our project forwards with exciting ideas.
• Continue to develop your skills and the skills of those around you.
• Work closely with the production team to inform our project timelines.

Requirements

• You have shipped at least one AAA game from end-to-end as Senior or Lead Technical Artist.
• You have experience leading a team of Technical artists.
• You have proven technical art experience on current-gen platforms.
• You have a deep understanding of modern toolsets and techniques.
• You are comfortable working alongside other disciplines to define a variety of content pipelines.
• A problem solver who can drive innovation.
• You have experience driving efforts around performance optimizations.
• You have a passion for creating and playing games.

How you will grow

Skills

That is why we will help you to learn and develop skills in

At Sharkmob we want you to be the best you can be.

• How to create positive and effective working relationships with outsourcing studios and external artists.
• Leadership within a AAA game development team.
• Your our core artistic skills to become an even better artist!
• The use of cutting-edge art production toolsets and techniques.

About Us

Sharkmob London is a brand-new AAA studio in the heart of London, with aspirations to build one of the largest and most creatively ambitious development teams in the world. Just like the original Sharkmob studio in Malmö, Sharkmob London was founded by a team of industry veterans. As a part of Tencent Games, we have the experience, backing, and ambition to build the games of the future!

Remuneration and benefits

• Competitive salaries based on up-to-date data from external benchmarking providers & reviewed annually.
• 30 days annual leave, in addition to all UK Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid work-from-home policy.
• Discretionary annual performance-based bonus of up to 12%.
• Private pension (10% total, up to 5% individual contribution matched by Sharkmob).
• BUPA private Healthcare, Cigna dental cover, life insurance scheme and income protection policy.
• £425 yearly preventative healthcare allowance.
• Core studio hours 10:00-16:00 with 1 ‘wellness hour’ to be used per week.
• Daily breakfasts, snacks & refreshments at the studio.
• VISA sponsorship (individual & dependents).
• Relocation assistance for people outside the UK (1 month accommodation, flights/travel paid for, £2,500 logistics/removal costs reimbursed).
• Assistance for people relocating within the UK (up to £2,000 to spend on travel into London for flat viewings and moving vans/couriers).
• Game sharing profits – 10% of profits for each released game will be distributed evenly amongst those who worked on the game.

Sharkmob makes multiplayer games with a focus on the player and the community. Many of us come from a PC and console background and we always push for AAA production value in our projects. We love to constantly challenge ourselves – pushing technology to the max while applying every ounce of skill and creativity we have.