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Senior Technical Artist – Wwe 2K

Senior Technical Artist – Wwe 2K

CompanyVisual Concepts
LocationAustin, TX, USA
Salary$99150 – $157400
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years in the games, film, or animation industries
  • Proficiency with Python/C#/C++
  • Fluent in Maya with significant experience in animation, rigging, shaders along with MEL Script/Maya API experience
  • Experience with cloth and rigid/soft body physics setup for characters, including collision volumes
  • Experience with Substance Painter/Designer, Photoshop, Perforce, and Motion Builder
  • Experience working with existing pipelines to debug and optimize art asset reduction and validation
  • Passion for tackling mobile centric challenges and understanding mobile platform limitations

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain technologies associated with art pipelines and workflows
  • Collaborate with Art and Engineering to drive research, identify new workflows, technologies for improved pipelines, and streamlined creation processes
  • Solve technical issues related to rigs, animations, hair and cloth simulations, and performance capture
  • Collaborate with other technical artists daily to find opportunities for improved workflows and tools
  • Partner with the engineering team to ensure build stability, and to ensure that memory and performance budgets are being maintained
  • Mentor other artists as needed
  • Learn from and grow with some of the top talent in the industry

Preferred Qualifications

  • Pro-active problem solvers who like complex challenges
  • Prior mobile game development experience a plus!
  • Love for video games (not just ours!)