Sr Technical Artist

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Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio is seeking an experienced Technical Artist for the development of a new unannounced title!

You are into games – you love playing them and you love making them. You want to use your skills to create bigger and more impressive worlds and are full of ideas how to do so. And you’re half coder and half artist – you get both, you help each understand the other, and you can translate from art to tech and back again, so everyone gets the most out of the tools and knows what to ask for to get awesome art up onto the screen.

Responsibilities

Research, define, improve, and maintain artist pipelines, tools, and workflows

Ability to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the art production pipeline and all engine features, tools and systems associated with the creation of art assets

Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks

Interface with stakeholders. Liaise between team members; drive collaborative projects

Troubleshoot issues; resolve them : invent or build robust, quality technical implementations

Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in computer-generated art

Intimate knowledge of Maya and computer graphics

Familiarity with video game product development including, but not limited to workflow, tools, lighting, high and low poly modeling, texture painting, particle systems, UV layout, in-game animation, material and PBR principles, layout, SFX and engine parameters / optimizations

Proficient scripting / programming experience with Python, PyQT / PySide

Experience with HLSL, GLSL or similar shader languages

Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability

Knowledge of software architecture and design

Enthusiasm and initiative

Excellent spoken and written communication

Able and motivated to work with other team members

Preferred Experience

Industry experience working on or shipping AAA titles

Knowledge or experience in procedural asset creation like Houdini, Substance

Good understanding of modern lighting and rendering techniques

Good understanding of algorithm design and of their complexity

Solid understanding of 3D math

Experience with OpenMaya and Maya plugin development

Experience with C++

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$120,600 - $180,800 USD

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