Senior Technical Artist - VFX
Tantalus
- Perth, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Create or re-invent VFX and shaders.
- Confidently communicate with other disciplines, including 3D art and engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward.
- Support art content production by advancing art pipelines, workflows and methodologies.
- Develop tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity.
- Asset optimisation, integration, performance profiling and validation.
- Collaborate with other Technical Artists to maintain and further improve on project / studio tools and workflows.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.
- Assist with asset creation or re-invention in domains outside your area of expertise if needed.
- Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions.
- Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development.
- Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team.
- Be available for technical support for the art and animation team.
- Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally.
- Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture.
- Approx. 10+ years of Games Industry experience (Senior).
- Experience in art and animation content creation.
- Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change.
- Artistic eye and solid understanding of art pipeline.
- Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript.
- Knowledge of industry DCC packages - Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Adobe Suite - with strong foundational knowledge in at least one.
- Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5.
- Skills and interest in - Shader development, Pipeline and tool development, VFX / Particles, Real-time physics simulations.
- A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content.
- Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Skills and interest in one or more areas - Character rigging, Procedural asset generation, Lighting, Real-time rendering and post-effects, Asset optimisation and performance profiling.
- Experience in AAA game development.
- Familiarity with Maya API.
- Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer.
- Experience with console development - Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.
- Traditional art / drawing / painting / photography skills.
- Competitive Market Rate Remuneration.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- We offer a range of flexible working arrangements including - full-time, compressed week, and hybrid work.
- Benefits and discounts through our employee portal, Employment Hero.
- Best of both worlds - perks of a global business with the intimacy of a small business.
- Opportunity to work on a diverse range of next generation games and collaborate with some of the best in the industry.
- Wellbeing reimbursement for purchases relating to your health.
- If you'd like to know more about Keywords Studios we recommend visiting our corporate site
- Our recruitment process typically consists of an initial review of your application and if suitable followed with a Teams or Phone interview. For those selected to progress further it may include an online assessment, and two interviews which can be conducted onsite or remote.
- All applications will be responded to within five to ten business days where possible. For those who make it to interview stage, feedback will also be provided.
- As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our candidate experience, we do randomly select individuals to participate in a very short, anonymous, survey. Your feedback is important to us and we appreciate your time providing this.
- Should you wish to discuss Keywords Studios and our opportunities prior to making an application please feel free to call our Head of Talent Acquisition, Stan Rolfe on +61 416 048 976. Leave a message and he'll return your call as soon as possible. Please note Stan is based in Perth, Western Australia.
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