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Technical Artist
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Chengdu, , China
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Company Description
Company is composed of over 9,200 talented people located in 28 countries across the globe. With around 85% of its staff devoted to game development, Company has the 2nd largest in-house creative team in the world. The iconic brands including Assassin's Creed®, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®, Rabbids®, Rayman®, Watch Dogs®, Far Cry®, The Crew®, Just Dance® and more.
Company Chengdu, an industry leading developer of video games, located in the heart of Western China, Chengdu City, offers a unique environment where creativity, teamwork and cutting-edge technology bring to life critically acclaimed video games and iconic AAA franchises. You will benefit from a competitive compensation package, an open learning environment, and contribute to an international team driving innovation.
We’re looking to connect with you to discuss the present or future opportunities. We’re looking for the games’ industry’s top creative talent who want to contribute to our games by enriching our players’ entertainment experience. To check out our openings, please go to Company website.
Job Description
Seeking a new opportunity?
Company Chengdu Studio is currently looking for a fulltime Technical Artist willing to challenge their creativity on Company’s biggest franchises.
As our ideal candidate, will determine, prepare and adapt the graphic tools. Whenever possible, you will take part in selecting the 3d production applications and establish the work methods. You will also train the artists on methods and tools and supervise the integration of art assets in the game engine. Since you will be collaborating with different departments and studios, good social skills and excellent English communication with everyone involved in the creation process is a must.
Missions:
The main and routine tasks of the Technical Artist are:
Company website familiar with the graphics design documents and concepts, to be able to determine the graphics technical needs for the projects;
Company website the engine, request enhancements, verify all engine-related documents and modify or draft new documents whenever necessary;
Company websitep or determine tools (e.g. 3DS Max, etc.) and methods to enhance and facilitate work of the graphics team;
Company website tools before they are deployed and ensure that they function properly throughout the production process;
Company website, organize and lead training sessions for graphics team members about how to properly use the tools and methods;
Company website documents on tools, methods, training sessions, processes and engine constraints for future reference;
Company websitee constant technical support for tools and the engine to all the team members;
Company websiteively foresee technological issues and needs before they occur;
Company websiteively research new software, pipelines, and processes to help the team work faster and reach a higher quality.
Company websiteise the graphics design, integration and validation of graphic data in the engine
Qualifications
Requirements:
1. At least College or Bachelor’s degree;
2. At least 5 years’ experience in graphic design (including at least 2 years as a Technical Artist or any other relevant experience).
3. Extensive knowledge of current gen 2D& 3D computer graphics software, game engines and platforms; video game production working units and metrics.
4. Knowledge of data safety options (e.g. Perforce, Alienbrain, Git, Mercurial; etc.);
5. Knowledge of at least one high level coding language. (Python, MaxScript, Perl, etc.)
6. Strong logical reasoning and problem solving skills.
7. Client focused, Well-Organized, Team Worker
8. Good communication skills in both Chinese and English (spoken and written);
9. Strong documentation writing skills and the ability to clearly convey complex technical ideas in concise and clear ways.
Additional Information
Recommended:
1. At least 5 years’ experience in the game industry (including at least 2 years as a Technical Artist or any other relevant experience).
2. Basic understanding of computer science principles
3. Experience with Agile Software Development principles
4. Experience using information and task management software (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint)
5. Experience with shader development in a 3D modeling package (e.g. 3DsMax) and/or game engine (e.g. Unreal Engine).
6. Experience with a programming language such as C++
7. Knowledge of game profiling techniques and software.