What are you working on?

Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: PC, Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

Our studio is looking for a Technical artist to work on many existing and future IPs on various platforms. Candidates should have a solid artistic/visual aesthetic sense and technical knowledge of computer graphics and programming. Experience in creating content is also of great value, together with a talent for problem-solving skills.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

At least 5+ years of experience in the same position;
Managerial experience;
Working experience with various graphics software;
Experience with any scripting;
Familiarity with Unreal Engine 4/5;
Overall knowledge of computer graphics and graphic APIs (DirectX and OpenGL);
Ability to understand complex systems independently, figure out solutions for various issues, and quickly learn new skills.

Preferred skills:

Working experience with Unreal Engine 4 (creating materials, Blueprints scripting, lighting, VFX, C++ programming);
Experience in communicating with programmers’ teams and solving technical issues that arise during the artist's work process;
Knowledge of various aspects of creating content for games;
Working experience with DirectX and/or OpenGL;
Experience with writing shaders in HLSL and/or GLSL;

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a team of specialists;
Take responsibility for the team and results;
Creating materials and visual effects:
- Making and organizing materials for environment elements, characters, etc. – all the technical stuff;
- Creating particle and post-process-based VFX.
Content supervision:
- Audit existing content and look for ways to improve pipelines;
- Developing required tools for the artist team using Blueprints or C++ (in an engine) or MaxScript/Python (in 3ds Max/Maya);
- Taking part in developing new features for tools with the programmers’ team;
- Modeling and texturing when prototyping and fixing content issues.
Optimization:
- Constant monitoring of the game’s performance on all platforms;
- Solving performance issues and bottlenecks.

Why do we enjoy working here?

An exciting project where you can develop professionally;

Intellectually stimulating work environment and peers;
Sense of ownership for world-renown game series;
Agile atmosphere with no bureaucracy and hierarchy;
Secured compensation level, paid vacations/sick leaves;
Regular reviews/feedback and development support;

Lead Technical Artist (remote)