# Technical Artist Role (AI)

> Lockwood Publishing · United Kingdom (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-05-19

**Salary:** GBP 40,000–60,000

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Design

## Description

**Title  
Technical Artist / 3D Pipeline Artist  
  
Reporting To**

Technical Art Director  
  
We are looking for a highly capable Technical Artist to join our team and work closely with the Technical Art Director to help build and scale an AI-driven creative production pipeline.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong 3D art background who also enjoys solving technical challenges, improving workflows, and turning creative concepts into high-quality final outputs.

You will play a key role in taking concept designs through the AI pipeline, helping transform ideas into consistent, scalable visual content.  
  
**Key Responsibilities  
**

-   Work alongside the Technical Art Director to develop and improve the AI art production pipeline.
-   Take concept designs, references, and creative briefs through the pipeline to final output.
-   Build and prepare 3D assets including characters, props, environments, and scenes.
-   Translate 2D concepts into AI-ready 3D setups and reusable production assets.
-   Create scene layouts, camera setups, lighting, materials, and renders for AI workflows.
-   Use AI tools to generate, refine, upscale, and polish visual outputs.
-   Maintain consistency between concept art and final generated assets.
-   Help build modular asset libraries and reusable systems for efficient production.
-   Troubleshoot technical issues across art tools, rendering, and AI workflows.
-   Organize files, naming conventions, and production assets to professional standards.
-   Test new tools and recommend improvements to speed, quality, and scale.

## Requirements

-   Strong 3D art experience using **Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine**, or similar.
-   Excellent understanding of:

-   Modeling
-   Topology
-   UV mapping
-   Texturing
-   Lighting
-   Cameras
-   Rendering
-   Composition

-   Strong artistic eye for quality, design, and visual storytelling.
-   Comfortable working with technical workflows and solving pipeline problems.
-   Experience using or learning AI creative tools quickly.
-   Strong communication and ability to collaborate closely with direction.

**  
Nice to Have**

-   Python scripting
-   Geometry Nodes / procedural workflows
-   Houdini
-   Unreal Engine Blueprints
-   ComfyUI / Stable Diffusion workflows
-   Character rigging / animation
-   Cinematic scene building
-   Experience in games, film, comics, or content production

**  
Ideal Candidate**

-   Strong balance of art and technical thinking.
-   Enjoys building systems, not just assets.
-   Can take direction well and execute quickly.
-   Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment.
-   High standards with strong attention to detail.
-   Excited by the future of AI-assisted content creation.

**  
What Success Looks Like**

-   Concepts are turned into production-ready outputs quickly.
-   Pipeline efficiency improves over time.
-   Asset quality remains high at scale.
-   Creative direction is executed accurately and consistently.

## Benefits

-   Private Healthcare Plan
-   Pension Plan
-   Life Assurance
-   Work From Home
-   Training & Development
-   Employee Assistance Programme

## Apply

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