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Senior Technical Artist
2 years ago
Job Description
What does being a Senior Technical Artist at Ludia look like :
As a technical artist, you will use your deep understanding of art content creation and your strong technical knowledge to bridge the gap between the artistic and programming teams. Acting as an interpreter and problem-solver, your role is to strike the perfect balance between achieving the artistic vision and respecting technical constraints.
Missions :
- Facilitate cross-discipline communication between artists and programmers
- Establish the asset creation and integration pipeline
- Write scripts and develop tools to improve the art workflow
- Create, debug and maintain shaders for the project’s needs
- Document technical guidelines and provide technical support for the artists
- Profile and optimize the game for performance and memory
- Provide mentorship and participate in the Technical Art community
Qualifications
What we're looking for :
- Experience working in the video game industry as a Technical Artist or similar role
- Ability to write and debug code in C#
- Familiarity with asset creation process in DCC software
- Strong knowledge of asset management and rendering in Unity
- Proven experience creating shaders in CG/HLSL to match the visual target
- Good understanding of linear algebra and trigonometry
- Excellent knowledge of profiling and optimization for performance and memory
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
And even better if you have :
- Experience with Unity’s Universal Render Pipeline (URP)
- Experience with mobile platforms and hardware
- Experience in scripting tools with Python
- Experience with involvement in technical and artistic communities
Additional Information
Why is Ludia the perfect place for you?
Cause we take good care of our Ludians!
- A 100% flex environnement : from your home, from our offices in the center of the Old Montréal, or in a hybrid mode;
- Flexible hours;
- Social events to connect;
- Healthy breakfast, coffee and tea, and offered lunch;
- Access to our Gym and to its in person and virtual classes starting on your first day;
- Partial refund of your STM/RTM;
- An impressive health plan and virtual medical assistance available 24h/24h;
- Collective RRSP with employer participation, referral and bonus programs.
Ready to unleash your potential?
Only selected candidates will be contacted.
At Ludia we welcome, support and celebrate diversity. We are committed to providing an environment that fosters inclusion and respect for all. We thus encourage women, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, First Nations people, people living with a disability and or part of any marginalized group to apply for our positions.
Company Description
Ludia :
Founded in Montreal in 2007, Ludia is one of Canada's leading mobile video game studios. Our ambition: to become a part of everyone’s life, to spark the flame of their imagination and make a positive impact on their daily lives. That is why we work hand-in-hand with the world's leading entertainment franchises and dedicate ourselves in creating the best of mobile gaming every day. Awarded Montreal Top Employer 2021, at Ludia there is always room to express and grow ideas, to have a real impact on projects but also to be nourished by the sharing of cultures, visions and expertise of all.
Our games :
For us, mobile is a real opening to the future, an incredible growth potential and stimulating technological challenges to take up. It's the perfect answer to our ambition to anchor ourselves in people's daily life. Match 3, Geolocation, Narrative Game, Builder, our portfolio includes diverse and high quality games that leverage world-renowned brands such as; Jurassic World™: Alive, Dragons: Rise of Berk, Dungeons & Dragons™, Dragons: Titan Uprising, Jurassic World™: The Game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legends, and many more to come, not to mention our very own IP Lovelink!
Flexibility at heart :
Flexibility at Ludia, it's lived 100%. You’d like to enjoy the creative excitement of our beautifully redesigned offices in Old Montréal? You’d rather stay in the comfort of your own home anywhere in Quebec? Or the idea of having the best of both worlds is what spark a light in you? it's entirely up to you! Our Flex program is 100% flexible from day to day, designed for your daily well-being!
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