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Technical Artist (Houdini)
3 years ago
Job Description
The Houdini Technical Artist works with the Art Director, Art Technical Director and Programmers to define and create the procedural content generation pipeline and assets. A key aspect of this role is to identify areas of the current workflows that can be optimized by leveraging procedural assets
Responsibilities
- Create Houdini digital assets for use in game with Houdini Engine (procedural objects, terrain processing & space colonization (vegetation))
- Creating and maintaining procedural assets, pipelines and workflows.
- Iterate with the teams to expose the appropriate parameters in the game engine
- Maintain budgets (memory, performance) in the generated results.
- Troubleshoot problems and find appropriate solutions
- Assist the team in learning new technologies and processes
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of Houdini
- Good with Python and ideally VEX (or ICE)
- Strong understanding of rendering budgets and other technical issues related to performance in real-time engines
- Experience collaborating with graphic programmers and mentoring artists
- Strong overall artistic ability (composition, colour, motion, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
“Nice to have”
- Good knowledge and understanding of the video game development processes and techniques
- Experience in developing games for consoles (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
- Familiarity with 3DSMax/Zbrush/Motion Builder
- Knowledge of other programming languages (C#, C++, Java Script)
Additional Information
Perks
We realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games. Apart from a competitive compensation package and a culture that thrives on creativity and individuality, Ubisoft Singapore offers a wide variety of perks including performance based incentives, comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, flexible working hours, and opportunities for career development and learning.
Next step
Are you excited about creating the unknown? Are you serious about fun? Do you constantly seek out learning opportunities? At Ubisoft Singapore, we are looking for talent who are solution-oriented problem solvers, creative yet open to collaborate, and team players who also thrive in bringing their A-game to work.
If this sounds like you, shoot us your resume and we will invite you for a first chat to find out more about becoming an awesome addition to our team!
Company Description
Ubisoft Singapore is one of the top game development studios in the APAC region. Part of Ubisoft’s global network of studios, we’ve been creating memorable gaming experiences in Singapore since 2008. With over 300 employees from 30+ different nationalities, we are a diverse bunch of creatives redefining the world of digital entertainment for millions of players across the globe.
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