Technical Artist (Art, Future Opportunity)

- Maintain asset pipelines and workflows. - Troubleshoot technical issues for artists within production timelines. - Assist with project setup and asset integration. - Develop tools and automation to streamline processes. - Resolve inefficiencies in pipelines. - Document best practices for tools, integration, and production. - Ensure assets meet performance and technical standards. - Collaborate with external vendors on asset delivery and integration. - Develop and debug shaders; support rendering pipeline improvements. - Support artists in using internal tools and workflows. - 3+ years of experience as a Shader/Technical Artist in games or film. - Shipped at least one AAA game or major film. - Familiar with game production workflows and asset pipelines. - Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar engines. - Grasp of 3D math, rendering pipelines, and performance profiling. - Experience with shader development (HLSL, Renderman, or visual shader tools). - Proficient with Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, and Substance tools. - Comfortable with Python or visual scripting; knowledge of C#, JavaScript, or SQL. - Experience with version control (Perforce), ShotGrid, and shell scripting. - Understanding of modeling, texturing, animation, and rigging.