Company DescriptionThe Mill has been creating world-class visual effects built on creative excellence and cutting-edge technologies for over twenty-eight years. We believe in creating work that touches people emotionally, that becomes popular culture and that people love, talk about and want to share. We believe in great ideas beautifully told. Job DescriptionThe Mill is looking for an accomplished Technical Artist with UE4 Blueprints development skills. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of art and animation pipelines in general and of the content creation pipeline and Blueprints system in Unreal. A high level of technical knowledge combined with strong creative and visual instincts is critical. The Technical Artist will assist teams of artists in tackling projects and be equipped to provide support on complicated technical issues within Unreal.QualificationsRole Responsibilities:Work with the CG Lead and Creative Director to design and build interactive experiences using UnrealExperience/Gameplay Creation - Create interaction and functionality using Unreal's Blueprints systemMaterial Creation - Design complex materials in Unreal and instruct artists on best practices for material creationLighting - Be well versed in the various lighting techniques in Unreal and instruct the artists in lighting best practicesOptimisation - Optimise content through profiling and enhancing performance with the help of diagnostic tools and instructing the artists on modelling and texturing best practicesCollaborate with other developers to develop and test new features, prototype shader code, and provide useful feedback during R&D phases Technical Requirements:Extensive experience working with Unreal EngineAdvanced experience of Unreal's Blueprints systemAdvanced experience with Maya (3dsMax considered)Comfortable in a range of content creation software including Photoshop, Zbrush/Mudbox, Allegorithmic Substance Designer/Painter Beneficial Additional Skills (not essential to the role but would help differentiate candidates):Experience with VR/AR authoring in UnrealMaya Rigging experienceShader programming experienceScripting skills with MEL, Python, C#, Javascript and C Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.