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As a Technical Artist, you will be the bridge between the art and engineering teams. You possess the multi-disciplinary knowledge necessary to help determine and support the needs of the teams and projects studio-wide.
You will work with all departments to ensure art content and features are smoothly and efficiently integrated into the game while respecting the artistic vision and technical constraints of the project.
Daily Tasks and ResponsibilitiesSupport and empower artists and engineers in the efficient creation and implementation of high-quality art assets
Solve challenging technical issues in the game development pipeline and tooling
Create art assets that require high technical skill or specialist knowledge (VFX, Shaders, Post-processing, etc.)
Research and develop technical tools for a project
Researching the latest advances in graphics technology and implementation of rendering techniques
Assisting in asset performance and validation
Evaluating software and tools to facilitate game art production
Working within the limits of the game engine, curating file sizes, polygon counts, and loading speeds
Improve and maintain graphics features and the graphics pipeline for all projects studio-wide
Create and maintain technical documentation
3+ years professional experience as a technical artist or equivalent role
Solid understanding of art and animation pipelines
Strong understanding of game systems and the game development process
Strong knowledge of scripting languages (Python, MEL, VEX, Perl, etc)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience in the full pipeline of digital art content creation (high and low-poly modeling, unwrapping, baking, texturing, level art, etc.)
Proficient as a user and tools developer for art content creation tools (Autodesk Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini, etc.)
Experience developing custom tools for Digital Content Creation tools (Maya, Max, etc.)
Professional experience with game editors and engines (UE4, Unity, etc.) on shipped titles
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