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Job Title	Graphics Programmer
Job Category	Programmers
Job Description	THE COMPANY A great opportunity with an award winning medium sized developer that is working on both current and next-gen titles. The company attaches great importance to encouraging creativity and ideas from staff. As a result Staff Loyalty is exceptionally high and this is reflected in the quality of it’s work which is highly respected by industry peers. THE ROLE Our client has specific roles suited to programmers with experience or strong interest in graphics & engine programming. REQUIRED GRAPHICS KNOWLEDGE:- * Contemporary Graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, RenderWare, or other) * Shader Programming (HLSL, Cg, or other) * Scene Partitioning (BSP, Portals, Quad/OctTrees, etc.) * Optimisation techniques for graphics * Image and Post-processing techniques * Lighting (real-time and pre-computed) If you have additional experience in any other area of graphics programming, then they want to hear what you can do! Note that candidates who have any experience of graphics programming or strong demos will be considered. ESSENTIAL SKILLS:- * Strong C++ skills are essential - a minimum of 2 years C++ experience. * Experience of graphics programming, in a commercial environment (May be commercial software i.e. Non-games development) or a very strong graphics demo. * Strong skills in creating well written and well documented code. * Strong problem solving & debugging skills. * Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written. * Ability to produce work to agreed deadlines DESIRABLE:- * Experience of console programming on any platform (PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP, PS3, Xbox360, Wii) * Good maths skills TO APPLY To apply for this vacancy, contact Grant Mark grant@specialmove.com or call +44 (0)141 585 6489 today. Your details will not be submitted to our client until we have discussed the role with you and confirmed your interest.
Location	Midlands, England, UK & Europe
Salary	Ł Competitive DOE
Date posted	12/05/2008
Recruiter	This job is advertised on behalf of Specialmove using their internal reference SM/CCC/15/549.