Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio is seeking an experienced Technical Artist for the development of a new unannounced title!

You are into games – you love playing them and you love making them. You want to use your skills to create bigger and more impressive worlds and are full of ideas how to do so. And you’re half coder and half artist – you get both, you help each understand the other, and you can translate from art to tech and back again, so everyone gets the most out of the tools and knows what to ask for to get awesome art up onto the screen.

Responsibilities

Research, define, improve, and maintain artist pipelines, tools, and workflows
Ability to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the art production pipeline and all engine features, tools and systems associated with the creation of art assets
Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks
Interface with stakeholders. Liaise between team members; drive collaborative projects
Troubleshoot issues; resolve them: invent or build robust, quality technical implementations
Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in computer-generated art
Intimate knowledge of Maya and computer graphics
Familiarity with video game product development including, but not limited to workflow, tools, lighting, high and low poly modeling, texture painting, particle systems, UV layout, in-game animation, material and PBR principles, layout, SFX and engine parameters/optimizations
Proficient scripting/programming experience with Python, PyQT/PySide
Experience with HLSL, GLSL or similar shader languages
Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability
Knowledge of software architecture and design
Enthusiasm and initiative
Excellent spoken and written communication
Able and motivated to work with other team members

Preferred Experience

Industry experience working on or shipping AAA titles
Knowledge or experience in procedural asset creation like Houdini, Substance
Good understanding of modern lighting and rendering techniques
Good understanding of algorithm design and of their complexity
Solid understanding of 3D math
Experience with OpenMaya and Maya plugin development
Experience with C++

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