Senior Procedural Artist

Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms. To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.

Hybrid working status: Hybrid 2-3 days at the office/ Remote by exception

Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Procedural Artist with deep expertise in Houdini to help drive the next evolution of our content pipelines and world-building systems. This role is ideal for an artist who thrives at the intersection of creativity and technical problem-solving - someone who can design scalable procedural systems while maintaining strong artistic direction and visual quality. You will work closely with environment artists, technical artists, designers, and engineering to build robust, reusable procedural tools that empower the wider art team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality procedural tools and systems in Houdini for asset generation and environment workflows.
• Create scalable procedural setups for environments, characters, props, terrain elements, modular kits, or systemic content.
• Build artist-friendly HDAs with clean controls and clear documentation.
• Collaborate with the Head of Art and Animation to ensure procedural systems maintain strong visual identity and consistency.
• Work closely with Technical Art and Engineering to ensure efficiency and performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing pipelines through automation and procedural solutions.
• Mentor mid-level and junior artists in procedural workflows and best practices.
• Maintain a balance between procedural efficiency and handcrafted artistic quality.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Expert-level knowledge of Houdini (SOPs, VEX-based workflows, procedural modelling, instancing, scattering, attribute workflows, optimization).
• Strong understanding of procedural thinking and non-destructive workflows.
• Experience building production-ready HDAs for use in a game dev pipeline.
• Excellent artistic eye - composition, scale, silhouette, material breakup, environmental storytelling.
• Strong understanding of real-time engine constraints (polycount, draw calls, LODs, memory considerations).
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-discipline game development team.
• Ability to communicate complex procedural concepts clearly to non-technical artists.
• Experience integrating Houdini workflows into Unity pipelines.
• Familiarity with Houdini Engine for Unity.
• Experience with terrain generation, world-building systems, or large-scale environment production.
• Knowledge of shader workflows and material systems.
• Experience supporting iterative production environments.

Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive:

• Private Healthcare and Dental Plans.
• A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners.
• Travel Insurance for yourself and your family.
• Subsidised mental health, therapy, and coaching sessions are available.
• Access to our on-site physical and massage therapist services.
• Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary).
• Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs.
• Free onsite evening bar in our London HQ.
• A well-stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas, and coffees.
• Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops.
• Your club’s shirt personalised upon passing probation.
• Trophies & gift cards for length of service milestones.
• Cupcakes delivered on your birthday.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.