Description
Senior Staff Technical Artist, Environment
Sony Bend Studio, renowned creator of Days Gone, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Syphon Filter, is seeking outstanding talent to join our passionate and creative family in crafting our next high-profile AAA console title.
We are seeking a Senior Staff Technical Artist who will help drive and contribute to the technical development of AAA products with a specialized focus on developing pipelines, creating art tools and supporting workflows for Environment Art.
Responsibilities:
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Work with the Environment Art team and other departments to develop, maintain and improve pipelines and tools to increase production efficiency, achieve quality standards and match a defined visual style.
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Create prototypes that demonstrate technical production goals, help define quality standards and encourage technical evolution within the studio.
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Contribute to Environment Art asset production for content that requires Technical Art skill sets.
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Anticipate Environment Art team needs, stay ahead of emerging industry trends, and evaluate competitive products to help identify areas for improvement and innovation.
Requirements:
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7+ years of production experience in video games.
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Highly proficient in Python.
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Highly proficient in the use of 3D software such as Maya.
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Strong reading and comprehension skills necessary to fully understand complex process description documents, design documents, and task descriptions.
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The ability to communicate effectively one-on-one with all team members and within group settings.
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Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to take complex design documents and create achievable plans for game asset development.
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Able to incorporate feedback and complete tasks quickly.
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Applicants may be required to provide examples of work and/or agree to an art test.
Bonus Qualifications:
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Some experience with Qt and C++.
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Some experience with Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter and/or other Art production programs built around a Visual Scripting/Programming interface.
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