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Sr Staff Procedural Technical Artist Job at PlayStation Global in Los Angeles

PlayStation Global, Los Angeles, CA, US, 90079

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Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio - the team behind the legendary "God of War" franchise - is looking for a senior technical artist to join our Procedural Technical Art team. This is a great chance to get on board with a storied studio and an amazing team.

The team's mission is simple: to enable our artist colleagues to create immersive worlds. We provide advanced procedural tools to help artists iterate and explore. We build pipelines to automate drudgework and low-value tasks, helping our artists focus on art. We also make sure that optimizing our games for runtime efficiency doesn't get in the way of creativity and inspiration.

We're looking for an experienced procedural artist who is as interested in people as they are in node networks -- somebody who can work closely with traditional 3d artists to understand their needs and to provide tools which empower them.
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with artists to understand their goals and workflows
  • Design and deliver procedural tools which empower artists to build great content
  • Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks
  • Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices
Requirements
  • Experienced production artist with solid understanding of art fundamentals
  • Deep understanding of artist workflows
  • Effective collaborator and communicator
  • Technically proficient at geometry processing and procedural generation in Houdini
  • Self-supporting in Python and VEX
Preferred Experience
  • Shader programming
  • Real time graphics optimization
  • Procedural texturing (Substance or similar)
  • Familiar with USD and/or MaterialX

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In addition, this role is eligible for SIE's top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$120,600-$180,800 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

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PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. In Summary: PlayStation is looking for a senior technical artist to join our Procedural Technical Art team . The team's mission is to enable our artist colleagues to create immersive worlds . We're looking for an experienced procedural artist who is as interested in people as they are in node networks . The estimated base pay range for this role is $120,600-$180,800 USD . En Español: ¿Por qué PlayStation? PlayStation no es solo el mejor lugar para jugar, sino también el mejor sitio para trabajar. Hoy en día, somos reconocidos como un líder mundial en la producción de entretenimiento La familia de productos y servicios de PlayStation incluye PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, títulos aclamados del software PlayStation de PlayStation Studios, etc. PlayStation también se esfuerza por crear un ambiente inclusivo que empodere a los empleados y abrace la diversidad. Damos la bienvenida y animamos a todos aquellos que tengan una pasión y curiosidad por la innovación, la tecnología y el juego para explorar nuestras posiciones abiertas y unirse a nuestro equipo global. Buscamos un artista procedural experimentado que esté tan interesado en las personas como están en redes de nodos - alguien que pueda trabajar estrechamente con artistas 3D tradicionales para comprender sus necesidades y proporcionar herramientas que los empoderen. Responsabilidades Trabajar estrechemente con artistas para entender sus objetivos y flujos de trabajo Diseñar y entregar herramienta procesal que permitan a los artistas construir gran contenido Participar en revisiones de activos artísticos para ayudar a identificar problemas técnicos o riesgos Mentor y guía a miembros del equipo en áreas de experiencia; inculcar mejores prácticas Artistas expertos con una sólida comprensión de los fundamentos del arte Conocimiento profundo de los flujo de trabajo del artista Colaborador y comunicador Técnicamente hábil en el procesamiento geométrico y la generación de procesos en Houdini soporte en Python y VEX Preferred Shader Experiencia de programación en tiempo real Proceso gráfico (Substancia) Con datos de referencia USD / SIE, por favor consideremos cómo optimizar nuestra base de información sobre la ubicación y la protección de tus derechos personales, incluidos nuestros puntos de vista Geográficos #XIM1 Por favor, tenga en cuenta que el rango de salario base puede variar según nuestra política laboral híbrida y la remuneración básica individual se determinará basándose en factores relacionados con el trabajo que pueden incluir conocimientos, habilidades, experiencia y ubicación. Además, este papel es elegible para el paquete de beneficios de nivel superior del SIE que incluye tiempo libre pagado (incluyendo identidad de género, registro de expresión de genero y orientación sexual), raza (incluso color, nacionalidad o origen étnico).