Senior Technical Artist

Onward Play's Indie gaming developer and publisher is known for their first-person shooters and boasts a great culture, fantastic benefits and a dynamic and passionate team in which to thrive. They're seeing a Senior Technical Artist who is eager to contribute to their success. As a leading independent developer, they offer a unique environment where you can work on your own schedule, shaping games with a distinct vision. They foster a collaborative work culture that encourages risk-taking and pushes the boundaries of our medium. If you're ready to embark on this exciting journey, we invite you to apply!
 
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with environment, weapon, and character teams to address visual and art pipeline challenges by providing innovative solutions.
• Research and optimize new tools for game features in collaboration with engineering and design teams.
• Ensure consistent technology, standards, and content creation by working closely with other Technical Artists.
• Prototype and implement new techniques to enhance content production efficiency.
• Create comprehensive documentation for techniques and processes.
• Conduct studies to expand your skill set and stay up-to-date with the latest texturing techniques, content workflows, tools, and pipelines in the industry.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
• Proficiency in tools development for environment content.
• Impressive portfolio showcasing a range of technical tools and solutions, as well as artistic works.
• Expertise in at least one 3D software package (Blender, Max, Maya, etc.).
• Strong general knowledge of Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Extensive experience with Unreal Blueprints.
• Ability to identify complex problems and propose solutions while adhering to real-time technical constraints.
• Functional experience with Unreal C++.
• Solid understanding of PBR rendering and the interaction between materials and lighting.
• Familiarity with texel density, memory limitations, instruction costs, etc.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to meet deadlines.
• Proactive, punctual, diligent, articulate, and organized.

• Prior experience contributing to the development of at least one AAA title as a technical artist.
• Experience optimizing for consoles.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, MEL, MaxScript, etc.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine's material editor.
• Proficiency in Blender.
• Understanding of Substance Designer.