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Technical Art Director
Amazon
Seattle, WA, United States
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DESCRIPTION
Amazon is all in on games.
We believe the evolution that began with arcade communities a quarter at a time, growing to the live streams and esports of today, will continue to a future where everyone is a gamer and every gamer can create, compete, collaborate and connect with others at massive scales. If you share our belief that games will produce some of the future’s most influential voices in media and art, come join us. At Amazon Game Studios, you’ll have the power of Amazon Web Services’ cloud, Twitch, Amazon Lumberyard, and our digital and physical media publishing infrastructure available as raw material to forge a future filled with amazing experiences for players, broadcasters and creators.
You are a Technical Art Director with broad game development experience and world class technical skills. You lead by inventing, optimizing, troubleshooting, and documenting workflows for artists creating assets for game development. You are an expert at scripting and automating applications such as Maya or 3DS Max. Your team includes industry veterans of dozens of titles including Need for Speed, Burnout Paradise, Forza, Mechwarrior Online, Call of Duty, Half Life 2, and Halo. This is a rare opportunity to get in at the beginning and help shape the foundation of a brand new AAA game title. Successful candidates will have a track record of shipping quality software and also excel at communication, customer focus, and iterating with game designers to deliver the best product.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Portfolio demonstrates tech art experience in several of the following: characters, rendering, visual effects, or environments
• Experience troubleshooting workflow issues and scripting Version Control systems such as Git, SVN, or Perforce
• 6+ years of experience in the games industry
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of technical artists and providing direction
• Shipped at least 1 AAA title in a Lead role
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience collaborating with design, art, and technical teams
Experience working with game engines such as Unity3D or Unreal
• Experience scripting with Maya and 3DS Max
• Experience writing shaders
• Able to troubleshoot and fix complex workflow issues in artist software, version control systems, and game engines.
• Examples of inventing new techniques or processes
• Knowledge of c#, javascript, and c++
Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.