Junior Technical Artist - Rainbow Six Siege

About the role

Ubisoft Barcelona, part of Ubisoft's international network of production studios, is hiring a Junior Technical Artist for the Rainbow Six: Siege team. The role works closely with other Technical Artists as well as 3D, Texture, Concept and Character Artists, bridging the artistic and technical sides of asset production so that items such as uniforms, headgear, charms, weapons and other customisation pieces integrate smoothly into the game engine. It also contributes to asset and pipeline optimisation, tool development and technical validation.

Key responsibilities

• Derisk 3D concepts against guidelines covering clipping, neck connections, skin mesh compatibility, memory budgets, collision meshes, tattoos, hair, gadgets, legs and shoes.
• Validate 2D and 3D assets (meshes, collision meshes, skeletons, UVs, textures) and own asset approvals for compliance with tech guidelines.
• Create, update and oversee tech guidelines for all assets during production.
• Define the content creation pipeline to maximise performance, quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with technical artists and programmers to improve internal tools.
• Create and maintain internal documentation and templates in Photoshop, Substance and 3DS Max for standardisation, efficiency and quality control.
• Integrate assets from Substance Painter and 3DS Max into Anvil, ready for in-game use and for rigging and VFX.
• Anticipate and fix asset-related bugs and help the team with technical pipeline issues.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of art software such as Photoshop, 3DS Max, Blender and the Substance package.
• Experience with commercial game engines such as Unity or Unreal and C# scripting.
• Self-organised, proactive problem solver with excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• Nice to have: previous studio or videogame project experience.

Required skills

• Photoshop, 3DS Max, Blender, Substance
• Unity or Unreal, C# scripting
• Jira, Trello or similar tools
• XAML or tool development experience is a plus

What we offer

• Private health insurance and fitness subsidies
• Employee mental health assistance
• Ticket restaurant, free coffee, fruit and daily breakfast
• Rooftop terrace with sea views