Technical Artist

Reporting to the Associate Producer. From Materials to Tools development, we have multiple projects that could use the talents of a well-rounded, multi-tasking tech wizard. Help us unite our art and development into fantastic, compelling experiences.

Delivering excellence

• Help define the technical quality standards, overseeing the development of art pipelines
• Contribute to the development of artistic techniques and processes utilized to define and achieve a product's visual style and encourage artistic technical evolution within the studio
• Provides input on the technical methods to achieve the artistic goals and vision through all phases of the game development cycle
• Create tools and processes that assist in authoring environment art, VFX, destruction simulations, animation, lighting, and post-process effects
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Able to independently tackle technical tasks with close to no supervision
• Assist in the technical evaluation of new incoming project

Communication

• Communicates regularly with the Creative Director & Producer regarding the status of current project milestones and initiatives

Team and personal development

• Stays current on industry-standard content creation tools and techniques
• Work with other tech artists/engineers to identify and implement art-pipeline optimizations and to create technical benchmarks to be used in production
• Guide other art team members in solving day-by-day production issues
• Assist in game profiling and generating report to help content creators get their assets within budget

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with game engines (e.g. UE5, Unity3D, etc.)
• Good verbal and written communication skills catering to engineers and artists as needed
• Thorough knowledge of content creation tools with the ability to create both content and tools to expedite content creation, these can include Photoshop, Maya, Max, Houdini, Substance Designer, etc.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to break down tasks and assignments and prioritize them into workable pieces on a daily, weekly basis

Benefits

• Flexible Hours
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Career Development
• Relocation Assistance