Technical Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Gamedev): Solving technical art problems and optimizing gameplay and environment assets for the ARK franchise with an accent on quality checks, documentation, and pipeline improvements. Focus on integrating gameplay-related assets, including LODs, destruction meshes, custom gameplay metadata, and NVIDIA GameWorks.

Location: Redmond, Washington (Hybrid)

Salary: $70,000 - $120,000

Company

hirify.global is the developer of ARK: Survival Evolved, an indie video game.

What you will do

• Solve technical art problems across disciplines.
• Approve assets and perform quality checks.
• Optimize gameplay and environment assets.
• Create documentation and provide pipeline improvements.
• Integrate Gameplay-related assets.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in game development as a technical artist with at least 1 shipped title.
• Capable of mastering new pipeline and tech tools.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team that is scattered throughout the world.

Nice to have

• Experience with Rigging, Animation, or Motion Capture.
• Experience working in the Unreal Engine.
• Shader Programming GLSL, HLSL, CG.
• Tool Programming MEL, PyMel, MaxScript, Python, Fabric Engine.

Culture & Benefits

• Wildcard pays 100% of all premiums for the employee and discounted rates for dependent premiums.
• Coverage includes Medical (5 different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) option.
• 100% covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/ HSA options.