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Senior Technical Artist at Mindwalk Studios
Mindwalk Studios is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Technical Artist to join the company. As a Senior Technical Artist, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership to Mindwalk's growing team of TAs, solving complex technical problems, overseeing the technical aspects of our projects, and ensuring that client’s quality standards are met.
Requirements:
- At least 20 years of experience in the game, animation, or VFX industry, with at least 10 years experience in games, fulfilling a technical role
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, ideally Python
- Strong knowledge of Windows, such as the command line, batch scripting & general troubleshooting. Familiarity with how drivers, networking, the registry, and services work
- Strong knowledge of industry-standard software and tools, such as Blender, Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Photoshop, Substance 3D Designer/Painter, and Unity/Unreal Engine
- Experience with art production pipelines and workflows for game development
- Experience with version control systems, such as P4, Git, or SVN
- Experience with multiple game genres and platforms
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find creative solutions to technical challenges
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Fluent in English
Technical Artist at Mindwalk Studios
As a technical artist, you will develop tools and scripts to aid art asset creation and optimization. You will also help artists prepare art assets for game systems and engines to ensure that clients’ technical requirements are met.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of working experience as a technical artist (or industry equivalent) in programming/scripting tools.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a digital art content creation pipeline, ideally, but not necessarily in the video game industry.
- A strong ability to think creatively and overcome technical challenges.
- Experiences using the following software, tools are preferred: Unreal/UnityMaya/Blender/3ds Max/Substance 3D Designer, General Automation Shaders (Setup or authoring), Perforce, Python (or C, C++, C#, etc)
- English communication skills are preferred but not required.
- An interest in video games.
Technical Artist at RedHot (Keywords Studios)
Keywords Studios is an international service provider in the global video games industry with studios in Madrid, Dublin, London, Barcelona, Milan, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi, Pune, Montreal, Seattle, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Portland, Raleigh, Orlando, and Rio de Janeiro (among others!). With over 9,000 employees passionate about games around the world, we provide a range of translation, testing, audio, customer care, engineering, and art production services to Video Game Developers and Publishers alike.
Keywords Studios China provides a professional yet fun environment that stimulates personal individual growth, inspiring loyalty among employees. You will work with talented, driven, and creative people – and create the most epic experiences together. Keywords Studios China is focused on hiring and retaining the best and brightest, fostering an environment of creativity and camaraderie.
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of working experience as a technical artist (or industry equivalent) in programming/scripting tools.
- Minimum 1 year experience in a digital art content creation pipeline, ideally, but not necessarily in the video game industry.
- A strong ability to think creatively and overcome technical challenges.
- Experiences using the following software, tools are preferred: Unreal/UnityMaya/Blender/3ds Max/Substance 3D Designer, General Automation Shaders (Setup or authoring), Perforce, Python (or C, C++, C#, etc.)
- English communication skills are preferred but not required.
- An interest in video games.
Video Game Technical Artist at Cold Symmetry
Cold Symmetry, creators of the acclaimed indie title Mortal Shell, is expanding. As the team grows and strives to produce even better games, they remain committed to a culture of autonomy, quality, creativity, and focus. Cold Symmetry is looking for like-minded individuals – ambitious, creative risk-takers who pour their heart and soul into crafting games they love and want to play.
As a fully remote studio, Cold Symmetry welcomes candidates from around the globe who are exceptional at what they do. Competence, resourcefulness, extreme ownership in your area of expertise, and a relentless drive to achieve are what the team values.
Join Cold Symmetry as they embark on an ambitious new project with a team of industry veterans aiming to create something incredible.
The team is seeking a Technical Artist specializing in optimization, profiling, and performance enhancement in Unreal Engine to push the boundaries of gameplay and storytelling on next-generation consoles.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in game development, with a significant focus on technical art within Unreal Engine.
- Proven track record of improving game performance through effective optimization and profiling techniques.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to mentor and support team members.
- Ability to participate in critiques, offering and accepting constructive feedback.
- Excellent organizational skills; adept at setting scopes, planning, and delivering on milestones within a fully distributed and asynchronous team environment.
Technical Artist (Generalist) at Tencent (TiMi Studio)
TiMi Studio Group is an award-winning game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. TiMi is part of Tencent Games and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China with offices in Los Angeles, Montreal, Seattle, Shanghai, and Chengdu. It strives to create high-quality, high-fidelity, highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Join forces with one of the most successful studios in the world, as TiMi expands its efforts to create games that improve global players’ entertainment quality. The award-winning studio has proven itself capable of creating high-quality, high-fidelity, highly creative games and is looking for ambitious talent!
Requirements:
- More than 8 years of experience as a Technical Artist in the game industry;
- Proficient in at least one Shader language such as Cg, GLSL, HLSL, etc., have an in-depth understanding of PBR theory, and master the PBR algorithm and process flow;
- Proficient in the Unreal commercial game engine and familiar with the engine’s built-in rendering pipeline;
- Proficient in commonly used art tools, such as Max or Maya, Photoshop, SP, SD, etc.
- Proficient in common performance profiling tools.
Senior UI Technical Artist at Wizards of the Coast (Atomic Arcade)
Atomic Arcade is a brand-new video game development studio located in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area led by industry veterans from AAA game and film studios. We are in the process of staffing up our development team with outstanding talent to build our first multi-platform, AAA game – a bold and contemporary new take on the GI JOE Universe starring the legendary character Snake Eyes! This is an excellent opportunity to not only build an outstanding AAA experience but to also help form the core foundations for the studio and team to build upon. We are proud to be part of Wizards of the Coast which is a division of Hasbro.
As a Senior UI Technical Artist at Atomic Arcade, you'll partner with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize player feedback and immersion in HUD and menus, while producing visual and technical designs that enhance the overall player experience. Within a small, collaborative team of developers, you'll craft wireframes, establish UI style with Photoshop or Illustrator comps, explore VFX and animation with After Effects, and primarily, develop in Unreal to prototype, implement, and iterate based on team member feedback.
What You'll Bring:
- Expertise with Unreal Engine 4 or higher, having shipped multiple PC/Console titles. (Similar engine experience may be considered if the portfolio and technical depth are at a high enough standard to indicate quick ramp-up time in Unreal).
- Strong experience developing UI prototypes using wireframe tools, Adobe Suite, and Unreal including iterating in a collaborative manner with Art Direction, Design, Tech, and Engineering to find the best player experience and technical solutions.
- Proven experience creating UI for a AAA production from conception through to release.
- Portfolio showing a wide range of work that demonstrates concept work to engine implementation.
- Experience with building UI materials and shaders for game engines, or equivalent 3d packages and FX tools; motion design & UI animation.
- Strong working knowledge of asset optimization and rendering pipelines.
- Proficiency in UMG and Blueprints.
Technical Artist, Metaverse at Meta
Help build the Metaverse at Reality Labs group in Meta. The team's goal is to establish a global-scale UGC platform that empowers creators, performers, and communities to connect and engage in unprecedented ways.
As a Technical Artist, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring innovative experiences, features, and technology to life. If you're a tech-savvy communicator, passionate about the intersection of technology and society, and excited to contribute to a dynamic environment, come be part of Meta's journey!
Minimum Qualifications:
- Experience working independently and manage one’s time and tasks in an ambiguous environment.
- Effective communication and drafting skills. Communication across teams including engineers and artists.
- Must have experience using a professional game engine like Unity or Unreal.
- Experience with a high-level programming language such as Python, C#, and/or C++.
- Experience with 3D asset pipelines and digital content creation tools such as Blender, Maya, Houdini, Substance 3D Painter, and Substance 3D Designer.
- 5+ years of industry experience within a Technical Artist position.
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