Senior Procedural Technical Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Procedural Technical Artist (Gamedev): Modernizing content creation workflows by developing procedural systems for environment assets with an accent on tool design, geometry processing, and pipeline optimization. Focus on creating scalable Houdini-based solutions for set dressing and destruction to improve artist efficiency and asset quality.

Location: Hybrid in Los Angeles (Chatsworth), Madison, or Vancouver

Company

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty franchise, Respawn is an EA studio dedicated to creative freedom and making extraordinary games.

What you will do

• Design artist-friendly tools and markup to generate content elements such as buildings, greebles, and destruction.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and programmers to ensure procedural systems meet project goals.
• Optimize procedural workflows and their outputs to ensure ideal asset performance.
• Prototype new ideas and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Mentor the team on procedural software techniques and maintain clear technical documentation.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of game pipelines and production workflows.
• Technical proficiency in processing geometry and procedurally placing content in Houdini or Bifrost.
• Strong command of Python, VEX, and USD.
• Ability to design scalable solutions that minimize the art authoring burden.
• Pragmatic approach to balancing cost, risk, and technology tradeoffs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an environment that prioritizes creative freedom for talented people.
• Opportunity to lead a long-term workflow initiative and establish standards across the franchise.
• Collaboration with a world-class team of artists and engineers.