Summary: A Technical Artist is the key to bridging the gaps between artists and engineers. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Artist Lead to join our Metaverse Technical Art team. In this role, you'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team of artists and engineers to enhance the delight, representation, and appeal of our Avatars across the Metaverse.If you're a skilled communicator, passionate about the intersection of technology and digital identity, and excited to contribute to a dynamic work environment, come be part of our journey!Required Skills: Technical Artist - Rendering Responsibilities:
Drive technical art efforts in close partnership with artists, engineers, and product managers to deliver high quality visual content within performance budgets.
Collaborate with artists and engineers to develop and implement high-quality real-time shaders and rendering techniques.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members, educating partners on topics around shading and rendering.
Help coordinate strategy, priorities, and execution across multiple simultaneous projects
Identify opportunities for the team to enhance workflows and improve products via the creation of tools and systems within our proprietary pipeline and engine
Keep up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in real-time rendering.
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated expertise at understanding inner workings of a real-time game engine, specifically graphics pipeline.
Experience with game/real-time profiling and optimization techniques.
Experience shipping products in a professional environment with stringent runtime performance constraints.
Experience working on multiple platforms.
Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary teams, including engineers, producers, and artists.
Experience in real-time content authoring (characters/environments/VFX/animation/lighting).
Experience with shader languages (GLSL, ShaderLab, HLSL).
Proven communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:
Consistently prioritizing and staying informed about emerging technologies.
Proven product thinking experience.
Proven adaptability and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.
Proven experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Public Compensation: $153,000/year to $212,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndustry: InternetEqual Opportunity: Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
