Malmö: Senior UI Technical Artist

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join the development of a new IP.
Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining.
As a member of the Technical Art department, you’ll put your amazing skills to work solving a wide range of challenges, prototyping and developing content, tools and workflows, enabling experimentation and iteration while optimizing storage and performance.
As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.
You’ll help us by…
Being a bridge between engineers, content creators and production. To help develop, test, and teach new tools and technologies.


Supporting and improving workflows for our art team, in one or more areas of content creation, for example modelling, look dev (shaders, materials, texturing), rigging, animation, visual effects, lighting, and UI.


Maintain and improve multiple aspects of technical asset production: re-use, content density, performance, storage/memory requirements, etc.


Anticipating challenges and risks and implementing innovative and preventative solutions.

You’re awesome because you have…
8+ years of professional experience in the games industry working in technical art or closely related areas.


Experience developing tools and pipelines for game content production.


Experience with DCC tools (Maya, Blender, etc.)


Some understanding of scripting languages like Python, MEL, VEX, etc.


In-depth knowledge of memory and performance impact from a content creation perspective.


Experience writing and/or debugging shaders.


Understanding of Physically Based Rendering systems and techniques.


In-depth understanding of game engines, pipelines, and processes.


Creativity in problem solving and a positive, respectful team-first attitude.


Organization methods and the capability to meet agreed timelines.

Bonus points for…
Experience working on AAA titles. Special preference for shipped titles with high visual fidelity and/or large content variety.


Proven leadership or managerial experience.


Knowledge of Niagara (Unreal) or VFX Graph (Unity).


Experience with Houdini or other procedural or simulation software.


Experience with machine learning.


Experience with OpenUSD, MaterialX and similar technologies.


Experience working with consoles.


Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles.

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As part of the level design team, you will join us to help push Exoborne over the finish line and beyond, delivering a world-class gaming experience.
You will work closely with the Lead Level Designer and World Direction to build amazing gameplay spaces that enrich the world. You will be at the heart of the content creation process and are expected to collaborate with all departments, ensuring that features and systems come together seamlessly within the gameplay spaces you create.
This is a permanent position based on-site in Malmö, Sweden.
What you will do
Drive the creation of level content from initial paper designs through to final polish while ensuring the needs of gameplay, creative, and technical stakeholders are met


Create great combat encounters that elevate the combat spaces and create synergy between them


Take ownership of and design layouts, gameplay flow, and combat encounters in close collaboration with environment art, narrative, and game design teams


Regularly seek feedback from the wider team to refine and improve the player experience


Anticipate technical and creative challenges and proactively communicate potential issues and solutions


Create and maintain documentation for both new and existing world content

Requirements
5+ years of experience in a level design or world design role


Experience collaborating with multiple disciplines


Ability to both give and receive constructive feedback


Experience using Unreal Engine or similar tools to create compelling game worlds


Experience creating both large-scale and smaller environments


Strong sense of ownership and accountability


Excellent communication and collaboration skills


Please note that relocation support is not offered for this position

Who we are
Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.
At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.
We’d love for you to join us on our journey and become part of our crew. To learn more about Sharkmob, our projects, and the perks of being a crew member, visit our homepage.

The role
The Core Systems team at Sharkmob is responsible for, among other things, the complex domain of rendering. This is an area where we are determined to improve both capacity and skill, and to that end we’re looking for an engineer with extensive experience – someone who will bite into the hardest challenges in levelling up the visual fidelity and performance of our game.
As an experienced Render Engineer in the Core Systems team you'll be able to help expand and redefine the team's responsibilities and scope, and set new standards for how our game looks and plays.
You thrive on sharing what you know. Whether it's explaining why a solution works, reviewing a colleague's approach, or spotting a teachable moment in a tricky bug - helping those around you grow as engineers comes naturally to you.
Some examples of what we'll be doing:
Console development


Rendering features, such as modern lighting techniques, that support our game’s goals for visual fidelity


GPU, CPU and memory optimization, including improved concurrency


Diagnosing, fixing and preventing GPU and CPU crashes in render systems

Desired experience and skills - you have:
Excellent mastery of C++ and shader programming


Contributed significantly throughout the full development cycle, from pre-production to live, for at least one game on PC and console


Great understanding of how modern rendering pipelines and techniques using DirectX 12/Vulkan work


In-depth understanding of CPU and GPU architecture


Exceptional skill in designing, implementing, improving upon, and working in a feature-rich game engine


Please note that relocation support is not offered for this position


You are committed to high technical standards and to advancing technology in rendering and game engines, and you naturally share knowledge and raise the bar for those around you. You work with purpose, and colleagues in other disciplines appreciate your ability to communicate and collaborate effectively.
It's great if you also have experience in:
Working with Unreal Engine


PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X development


Working on competitive games with high framerate

Who we are
Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.
At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.
We’d love for you to join us on our journey and become part of our crew. To learn more about Sharkmob, our projects, and the perks of being a crew member, visit our homepage.

The role
We are looking for an Associate Art Director to join the team working on Exoborne. In this role, you will support the Art Director in implementing and maintaining the visual identity of the game while collaborating with internal and external teams to elevate the overall quality of the player experience.
As part of the Content Department, you will work closely with directors, leads, and development teams to ensure that our worlds, maps, and environments support gameplay, reinforce the IP, and deliver a strong player fantasy. You will collaborate with the Art Director, Chief Creative Officer, and Game Director to help align artistic direction with the overall vision of the game.
We believe you are passionate about creating immersive worlds and gameplay-driven environments. You are highly collaborative, communicative, and capable of balancing creative ambition with production realities.
Responsibilities
Support the Art Director in implementing and maintaining the visual direction of the game.


Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure visual quality and artistic consistency across worlds, maps, and environments.


Drive artistic projects, setting a vision and communicating it to the teams.


Review in-progress assets and deliverables, providing clear and actionable feedback to teams.


Partner closely with directors, leads, and feature owners to align artistic goals across disciplines.


Regularly communicate progress, risks, and production needs to the Art Director and stakeholders.


Support and guide teams, leads, and feature owners to ensure alignment, quality and informed decision-making within your area.


Contribute to planning and tracking through relevant goals and metrics (OKRs/KPIs).


Act as a role model in craft and collaboration contributing to the broader product leadership culture.

Requirements
Proven leadership capabilities either as lead, craft lead, feature owner or people manager.


Experience in one or more area relevant to the role, preferably concept art and design.


Experience collaborating across art, design, and technical disciplines.


You are a great communicator, with proven experience, that loves to collaborate within your team and across disciplines.


Extensive game art production experience, including 2 years of successful experience in a lead or director role.


Please note that relocation support is not offered for this position.

Good to have
Experience in public speaking engagements.


Previous product and/or game launches.


Experience contributing to creative vision, strategy, or long-term artistic direction.

Who we are
Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.
At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.
We’d love for you to join us on our journey and become part of our crew. To learn more about Sharkmob, our projects, and the perks of being a crew member, visit our homepage.