Ruckus Games is hiring: Technical Artist in New York

Technical Artist

Department:

Tech Art

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

United States

Compensation:

$100,000 - $185,000 / year

Description

We're looking for a Senior Material/Technical Artist with at least 5 years experience in game development and one shipped title. You will work closely with the Art Director and Programming team to help bridge the gap between the art and programming teams' day-to-day operations. You will be spearheading technical solutions and optimizations to find the balance between quality and efficiency. Our ideal candidate demonstrates both the artistic and technical sides of the art process, values teamwork, is autonomous, shows initiative and wants to work in a well-funded startup environment.

Responsibilities
Collaborate with the artists, designers and programmers to integrate assets in the engine
Maintain and improve the efficiency in workflows, content pipelines and develop tools for artists
Write and maintain efficient shaders that support the art direction of the game
Analyze and improve art asset inefficiencies and optimize game performance by working with artists and programmers
Collaborate with design teams by creating mock ups and prototype assets
Qualifications

Required Skills

Advanced knowledge of building and creating tools for Unreal Engine
A solid understanding of modeling, texture and material creation pipelines
Advanced knowledge of writing shaders for Unreal Engine
Understanding of technical limitations with art creating pipelines
Ability to evaluate needs of the art team and to help create tools to increase efficiency
Proven ability to work with art teams to deliver on the games artistic vision
Excellent skills in organization, communication and team collaboration
Knowledge of content creation software: 3ds Max, Maya, Substance or Photoshop
Desired Skills

Good understanding of procedural generation of content and machine learning
Benefits

Work from home (anywhere in the US)!
Flexible hours - 32 hour a week minimum / 50 hour maximum
3 weeks vacation each year, in addition to paid holidays and sick days
Competitive healthcare plans including medical, dental, and vision
Available Flexible Spending / Health Savings Accounts
401K with 100% matching up to 4% of your salary
Employee stock options