A new studio crafting heart pounding RPG x Session Based experiences. The player is our hero!
Technical Artist
Location
Texas
Posted
59 days ago
Salary
$100K - $185K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Technical Artist
Ruckus Games
• 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
Job Requirements
- 5 years experience in game development
- 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
- Proven ability to work with art teams to deliver on the games artistic vision
- Knowledge of content creation software: 3ds Max, Maya, Substance or Photoshop
- 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
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