Senior Advanced Technical Artist (AAA Games)

Location: Remote candidates are accepted in most U.S. states, but not all; eligible areas must be confirmed with the recruiter. Physical studio locations are in Austin, Texas, and Toronto, Canada.

Company

Develops and co-develops AAA first-person shooter games, original games, proprietary technology, and custom 3D tools and pipelines.

What you will do

• Develop custom workflows, scripts, and coded tools for art teams.
• Maintain and improve art pipelines by identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues and solve technical problems with development teams.
• Support technical art requirements for client-facing projects and partners.
• Provide cross-discipline technical art guidance, feedback, and documentation.
• Collaborate with artists and developers to improve the visual quality of games.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in the game industry, including 4+ years in technical art.
• Experience developing pipelines with Substance Designer, Substance Painter, or Houdini.
• At least one shipped AAA title as a Technical Artist.
• Technical fluency in Python, MEL, C#, or C++ and expert knowledge of at least one DCC application such as Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, or Modo.
• Knowledge of performance, materials, Unreal Engine tooling, destruction or cloth, and multiple 3D game engines.
• Portfolio demonstrating technical art work, plus strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping a project as a Senior Technical Artist with Unreal Engine.
• Experience creating and owning shaders and material pipelines for AAA projects.
• Experience with real-time rendering, runtime analytics, optimization, graphics systems, and middleware.
• Interest in real-time rendering technologies and art asset creation tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work-life balance and a diverse, inclusive environment.
• Opportunity to work on major gaming franchises and new original intellectual property.
• Hands-on work with custom 3D tools, art pipelines, and proprietary technology.
• Collaboration across a diverse team and multiple disciplines.