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Procedural Technical Artist (Houdini)

From critically acclaimed The Longest Journey to the very first sci-fi MMO Anarchy Online, to the brutal trials of Conan Exiles, our 28-year history has set our players uniquely up for a journey to the harsh world of Dune, where the continual battle for survival and spice will bring a challenge that is Legendary.

The Funcom team consists of over 250 people located in 5 studios - Norway, the US, Portugal, Sweden, a newly opened Romania studio - plus an additional UI/UX hub in the UK. As part of Funcom’s ongoing growth, and completing a successful turnaround, Funcom is now backed by Tencent, the largest online gaming company in the world!

Now, Funcom is looking for an enthusiastic, talented, and versatile Procedural Technical Artist to join its development team currently working on pre-production of a new open-world multiplayer survival game using the DUNE IP from Legendary Entertainment.

Your Mission in Funcom

The Procedural Technical Artist will work closely with the Technical Director, Art Director, and various other production artists to develop procedural world-building tools that allow artists to quickly and effectively iterate on, translating into a stunning open-world environment. Additional responsibilities may include helping to standardize workflows, pipelines, and other tools artists use outside of the game engine, such as Substance, 3Ds Max, etc.

This position requires a highly skilled specialist who knows how to create tools, assets, and pipelines in Houdini that seamlessly integrate within Unreal Engine 4 for next-generation game platforms. This is an important position at the centre of our R+D efforts during the pre-production process, to design and build upon new processes that help reach our goals.

We are looking for someone that has:

• 3+ years in a similar technical role, with at least one shipped title
• Thorough knowledge of Houdini asset and tool development for modern game engines
• Proven experience demonstrating systems to procedurally create and populate dynamic assets for landscapes and other world-building/asset tools
• Understanding to work comfortably with VEX and Python
• Ability to proactively troubleshoot problems and develop appropriate solutions
• Demonstrated experience identifying and driving performance goals and optimizations for open-world development on consoles and PCs
• Additional responsibilities may include helping to standardize workflows, pipelines, and other tools artists use outside of the game engine, such as Substance, 3Ds Max, etc
• Strong communication skills and drive to deliver consistently on time, acting as a bridge and balancing the needs between Game Design, Art and Programming
• A portfolio that demonstrates the key areas listed above, with samples or documentation using Houdini tools

In addition, the perfect candidate has:

• Preferably, production experience with Unreal Engine 4
• Experience using 3Ds Max, Maya and Substance suite
• Excellent knowledge of real-time rendering techniques and various PBR workflows
• Experience with any kind of graphics programming

We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and recommend candidates to apply as soon as possible! Please apply in English.

This position is located in Oslo, Norway, or Stockholm, Sweden.

Why Funcom?

We are a Scandinavian company and follow Scandinavian work values. For you, that means a flat structure in which you can thrive, be yourself, and leave a mark in the studio and become an ambassador for our company values. We focus on Agile/Scrum methodology, and heavily value the importance of work-life balance in employee culture. Funcom values close-knit, collaborative individuals who crave creative ownership, a drive for constructive input, and a never-ending pursuit of evolution and quality.

Working at Funcom offers a flexible working schedule, relocation assistance, pension plan, healthcare package, social Fridays, and a long list of other benefits. Even more: working at Funcom means being part of a family of kind, skilled and professional colleagues that share a passion for games!

We have a dynamic, inclusive, challenging, and engaging work culture, with a basis of continued training and career development opportunities. Come join us in a friendly environment of enthusiastic professionals willing to go the extra mile to deliver world-class games.