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Technical Artist (All Levels)
3 years ago
At Rockstar Games, we create the games we would want to play ourselves.
A career at Rockstar is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding, large-scale projects to be found in any entertainment medium.
You would be welcomed to a friendly, inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Rockstar is on the lookout for a talented Technical Artist who possesses a passion for inventing and improving workflows to enhance game development. As part of the Technical Art team, you will work closely with Artists across all studios to ensure they can efficiently create and refine Art to the highest standard expected for our titles. This is a full-time permanent position, with the opportunity to join Rockstar’s unique game development studio in Andover, Massachusetts.
WHAT WE DO
- Bring innovation and resolution to technical problems and challenges throughout Art production - from content creation through to the game.
- Create and maintain tools that improve our Art creation/editing workflows.
- Provide general support for Art team and document/share solutions/knowledge with the wider team.
- Proactively use knowledge and experience to identify and solve problems before they affect the Art team.
- Work closely with fellow Technical Artists as part of wider global team working on interconnected tools and systems.
- Collaborate and communicate with other departments (aside from the Art department) such as Core/Runtime Tools and Engine teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- This is a Technical Artist position with an Environment specialism. This means the tasks, while varied, will relate mainly to Environment Art (structures exterior/interior/terrain/prop/vegetation).
- Creating and developing tools to help author high quality environment art in large open worlds.
- Writing standalone tools (in C# and/or Python) which will help glue the various packages and in-house tooling together into a cohesive pipeline across environment art.
- Creating pipelines for procedural terrain art generation using various internal and 3rd party tools and seamlessly integrating these processes with manually authored art.
- Setting up automated processes to propagate changes across a large number of art assets and help support environment artists in their day to day work.
- Research advanced procedural processes and cutting-edge emergent tech (such as Machine Learning) to help scale without sacrificing quality.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A relevant degree or professional experience in the game industry as a Technical Artist or Artist.
- An online portfolio showing relevant examples of your work.
SKILLS
- Experience using 3ds Max/Houdini/Substance.
- Knowledge of C#/Maxscript.
- Experience using other game engines (e.g. Unreal/Unity or proprietary tech).
- Can demonstrate creativity and technical ability within the constraints of console development.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Effective time management skills to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
PLUSES
Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.
- Experience in other scripting and programming languages (Python, WPF, C++ etc.).
- Familiarity working and developing in a multi-platform, multi-project environment.
- Understanding in developing pipelines and creating efficient user interfaces.
- Experience using Mudbox/ZBrush/Maya/SpeedTree is a plus.
- Experience with DirectX/PySide/QT/OpenGL/GLSL/HLSL is a plus.
- Knowledge of source control (such as Perforce or GIT) and working on code base collaboratively.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply with a resume and cover-letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar Games recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.
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