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Senior Technical Artist

About PeopleFun

PeopleFun™ is the award-winning creator of mobile games for players across the globe. We are part of the AppLovin™ studios family, a publicly traded company, with world-class projects, resources, and infrastructure. PeopleFun™ is a Dallas-based game studio founded and maintained by game industry veterans, where game developers thrive on collaboration, creativity, teamwork and fun. Our games are played by over 25 million players each month, and we have a number of exciting mid-core and casual games in development. Our mission, and passion is to create the best games by creating the very best game creation environment!

PeopleFun is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Technical Artist to take ownership of complex art systems, effects, and shaders for our projects. The Senior Technical Artist role is meant to bridge the gap between art and programming, integrating art content and features while honoring the artistic vision and technical constraints.

Responsibilities

• Understanding and maintaining project workflows, primarily Maya art and animation, and game engine integration pipelines.
• Learning and supporting varying client working environments, assets, and tools.
• Writing, maintaining and customizing internal tools for production team.
• Troubleshooting problems in the pipeline and for individuals on as-needed basis.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Graphic Art, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years in some branch of visual effects (film, game dev, tv, etc).
• Excellent knowledge of Maya and Python and experience developing python tools for Maya.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to problem solve creatively.
• PyQt/PySide experience.
• Actively seeks out additional ways to learn and grow.
• Flexible, and adaptable to changing and evolving needs of a live product
• Experience with Unity

Preferred

• General knowledge of Maya rigging.
• Experience with other programming languages, especially C++.
• Experience developing or maintaining system environments.
• Experiencing developing or maintaining project pipeline tools
• Experience with perforce and/or git.
• Experience with project management and tracking software (such as Shotgun and Jira)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Performance bonuses
• 401K with 3% employer matching
• Family friendly culture
• Flex PTO policy
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• On-Site Gym and free Yoga classes
• $1,000 annual game device and IAP budget
• Free drinks & snacks, catered lunch on Fridays
• Happy hours, social events and more

PeopleFun is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.