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Shading & Look Development Supervisor

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play —it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Shading & Look Development Supervisor

Location: Remote from Home, or at San Diego or Los Angeles studios

Sony PlayStation’s Visual Arts Services Group (VASG) provides special content, development and services to Worldwide Studios. We offer a full-service production studio with an emphasis in art and animation, pre-visualization, cinematics, character creation, motion capture, software development, and face/body scanning, tracking and solving. This multi-award winning team is responsible for the cinematic performances in franchises like Uncharted, The Last of Us, Killzone, and other iconic PlayStation series.

We seek an experienced Shading & Look Dev Supervisor to define the workflow & processes used to build custom shaders and create the final look. Here, you will redefine the industries' definition of “realism” in digital characters. Your work will used within the development of multiple game titles globally. If this is you, please apply!

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in digital human look development such as skin, hair, eyes, teeth, blood flow, etc.
• Creation of shaders and textures, including natural environmental shaders, VFX shaders, character shader, etc.
• Develop and lead a team of shading artists capable of delivering AAA quality game shaders.
• Responsible for final look. We seek a generalist that can write shaders, light, texture, model and provide direction to interfacing department supervisors.
• Collaborate with Art Directors to ensure a consistent style and quality across all the game’s shaders.
• Mentor shader artists to provide clear direction and set expectations for aesthetic and technical requirements.
• Define work and provide time estimates for shader development.
• POC for game teams to develop and/or improve upon existing technologies with a goal of pushing the bar of game shaders, both visually and technically.
• Document, communicate requirements, and provide mentorship.

Requirements:

• Experienced shader or look-dev artist with leadership experience in film and/or AAA games.
• Portfolio of realistic, high-quality real-time shader work.
• Strength working with AAA games engines like Unreal Engine, Unity, etc.
• Python scripting.
• Strength using Substance Designer/Painter.
• Strength using standard art packages like Maya and Photoshop for modeling, texturing, lighting, & shading.
• Detailed understanding of shader techniques as applied to real-time graphics.
• Excellent communication and organization skill.
• Experience implementing 3D work into engine.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and guiding abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Additional plus: exposure to C++ programming.

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