Offworld Industries is hiring Sr. Technical Artist

Technical Artist requried at Offworld Industries Ltd.

Studio: Offworld Industries Ltd.

Job Opening: Senior Technical Artist

Location: New Westminster, BC, Canada

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Help create art pipelines and assist in developing new techniques
  • Create and maintain tools to help artists and designers create content
  • Provide hands on support for artists and engineers in order to validate performance and standards
  • Review creative processes and identify opportunities for improvements
  • Solve challenging technical issues in the 3d asset pipeline
  • Create and optimize shaders in UE4’s node system as well as HLSL

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Minimum 5 years experience in technical art-related disciplines
  • Having shipped at least 1 title in a senior role.
  • Previous experience with industry-standard game development software
  • A wide range of skills and knowledge related to 3d art pipelines, shaders, and optimization
  • Previous experience with lighting and post-processing
  • Self-motivated and proactive
  • Positive attitude, genuine team player
  • A great ability to think creatively and solve complex technical issues

Desirable Traits:

  • Expert in shader and tool development/maintenance, including HLSL, blueprint, and UE4 shader nodes
  • Experienced in modeling and art tools/pipelines (Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Substance)
  • Knowledge of procedural tools and programs (Houdini, World Machine)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good artistic skills including color and composition
  • Ability to work with technical documentation and write new documentation for developed tools and shaders
  • Knowledge of a high level of coding (C++ specifically)
  • Experience developing custom tools and scripts for content creation tools
  • Previous experience with landscape pipelines and/or skybox art
  • Passion for video games, and extensive knowledge of different games across many genres and platforms.
  • Understanding of the realistic visual style of OWI games and a passion to push it to the next level.

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://owi.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=82