Technical Artist – High Moon Studios (Carlsbad, California)
We are seeking an imaginative, skillful, and versatile Technical Artist to join our team in Carlsbad, California. If you want to work with a fun, collaborative team on the world's most popular game franchises, then this may be your next role!
What you'll do
- Help define the technical quality standards, overseeing the development of art pipelines
- Contribute to the development of artistic techniques and processes utilized to define and achieve a product's visual style and encourage artistic technical evolution within the studio
- Provide input on the technical methods to achieve artistic goals and vision through all phases of the game development cycle
- Create tools and processes that assist in authoring environmental art, VFX, destruction simulations, animation, lighting, and post‑process effects
- Stay current on industry‑standard content creation tools and techniques
- Create and maintain technical documentation
- Work with other tech artists/engineers to identify and implement art‑pipeline optimizations and to create technical benchmarks used in production
- Offer technical support to the art team in day‑to‑day production issues
- Assist in game profiling and generating reports to help content creators bring assets within budget
To succeed you should have
- 5+ years' experience working in technical art or technical animation roles
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of addressing both engineers and artists
- Thorough knowledge of content creation tools with the ability to create both content and tools to expedite creation (e.g., Photoshop, Maya, Max, Houdini, Substance Designer)
- Excellent time‑management skills, able to break down tasks and prioritize them into workable pieces on a daily, weekly basis
- Object‑oriented software design skills using Python, C#, C++, or similar languages
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
We'd love it if you also have
- Working knowledge of linear algebra (vector math) as it pertains to 3D environments
- Programming experience in Python and C++
- Experience building Houdini assets
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent‑care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leave, parental leave
- Mental‑health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs (supplemental life & disability, legal services, ID protection, rental insurance, etc.)
- Relocation assistance if required
We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for this open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 – $55.14 hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new‑hire compensation is negotiable.
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