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Senior Pipeline Technical Artist | Irvine, CA

Senior Pipeline Technical Artist | Irvine, CA

Blizzard EntertainmentLocation Irvine, California, United States of America, US
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Job Description :

Blizzard Entertainment's cinematics team is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Pipeline Technical Artist to support and develop our production pipeline. You will work closely with artists and other developers to design and improve workflows, build tools, and provide technical support. You should have a broad knowledge of tools and workflows currently used in the game industry, familiarity with CG / VFX, as well as direct experience with digital asset management and pipeline tool development. Excellent communication skills are a must.

This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

This is a full-time staff position..

What You Bring to the Table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities :

  • Provide technical support for artists in production
  • Maintain our existing code base and develop new libraries and tools as necessary
  • Contribute to the design and development of our production workflows
  • Mentor the team around you to ensure art is technically compliant and performant
  • Directly contribute to establishing and improving artist workflows

Minimum Requirements

Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in developing pipeline tools and workflows in a CG production environment
  • Experience with real-time asset implementation and optimization
  • Experience with PyQt / PySide development
  • Experience shipping content produced in Unreal, bonus points for cinematic content (rendered or real-time)

    • Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent knowledge of Unreal, including scripting (blueprints, Python, HLSL)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of Python and object-oriented programming practices
  • Strong working knowledge of Maya
  • Strong understanding of the CG production process, from asset creation to final implementation

    • Ket Attributes

  • A team-oriented approach to your work and understanding of the importance of collaboration.
  • Self-motivated ability to proactively solve problems
  • Strong desire to function in a technical support role
  • Solid understanding of the game development process outside of technical art

    • Extra Points :

  • Experience with Substance Painter & Designer
  • Experience with Pixar's USD file format
  • Familiarity with Blizzard games and cinematics

    • Your Platform

    At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, weve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. Were on a quest : bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiencesever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard secret recipe, but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us

    Our World

    Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ : ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises includingCall of Duty®,World of Warcraft®,Overwatch®,Diablo®,Candy Crush andBubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

    Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered!

    The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

    We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

    Rewards

    We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including :

  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
  • k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
  • If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
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