Technical Artist

Department: Tech Art

Location: United States

Compensation: $100,000 - $185,000 / year

• Collaborate with the artists, designers and programmers to integrate assets in the engine
• Maintain and improve the efficiency in workflows, content pipelines and develop tools for artists
• Write and maintain efficient shaders that support the art direction of the game
• Analyze and improve art asset inefficiencies and optimize game performance by working with artists and programmers
• Collaborate with design teams by creating mock ups and prototype assets
  
  
  

• Advanced knowledge of building and creating tools for Unreal Engine
• A solid understanding of modeling, texture and material creation pipelines
• Advanced knowledge of writing shaders for Unreal Engine
• Understanding of technical limitations with art creating pipelines
• Ability to evaluate needs of the art team and to help create tools to increase efficiency
• Proven ability to work with art teams to deliver on the games artistic vision
• Excellent skills in organization, communication and team collaboration
• Knowledge of content creation software: 3ds Max, Maya, Substance or Photoshop

• Good understanding of procedural generation of content and machine learning
  
  

• Work from home (anywhere in the US)!
• Flexible hours – 32 hour a week minimum / 50 hour maximum
• 3 weeks vacation each year, in addition to paid holidays and sick days
• Competitive healthcare plans including medical, dental, and vision
• Available Flexible Spending / Health Savings Accounts
• 401K with 100% matching up to 4% of your salary
• Employee stock options