Technical Artist (Malta/Remote)

• Malta or remote, fulltime

YOURRESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with Tech and Art departments and act as alink to ensure that there is proper communication and understanding betweenthem.
• Lead the RnD together with the otherTechnical Artists for all tech art subjects of the given projects, looking waysto improve Art pipelines and the artistic quality bar.
• Actively work with all departments toensure that the overall performance of the given project is up to target, whilepreserving as much as possible the visual bar that is set.
• Create shaders in node-based tools likeUnreal’s Material Editor and Unity’s Shader Graph.
• Create any support meshes, textures andmasks you might need in the shader creation process.
• Support Art with the useof visual scripting (ex. Unreal’s Blueprints), to assist with any basicfunctionality that is needed for any given art asset.
• Testoften the builds of the game in question, always on platform, to ensure what isseen in Engine is accurately depicted in build.
• Help Art department leads to ensure that allpipelines that are set, are followed through development by the artists.
• Proactivelyseek out opportunities to identify and deal with issues before they arise.
• Buyinto the established art vision of the game and ensure this is delivered in itsentirety.
• Serve as Mentor for less experiencedTechnical Artists and help them evolve their skills.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2.5+years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in the Games Industry,with at least 1 game released.
• Thoroughknowledge of Unreal game engine.
• Sufficientknowledge of tools like 3d Studio Max or Maya, Photoshop.
• Knowingwhen to ‘throw something together’ for prototyping, when you need to sacrificequality for time and when it is time to polish.
• Loveto collaborate and to work within a team. Willing to provide and acceptdirection and the ability to embrace change.
• Loveplaying and creating games, while thinking how to take them to the next level.
• Strongwritten and verbal communication skills.

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experiencewith any commonly used code-based shader creation language.
• Experiencewith developing and releasing game(s) on consoles.
• Experiencewith any proprietary game engines and/or Unity.
• Experiencewith tools and pipelines of Animation, enough to assist Technical Animatorswherever is needed.

Originally posted on Himalayas