Senior Staff Technical Artist, Environment

Senior Staff Technical Artist, Environment

Sony Bend Studio, renowned creator of Days Gone, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Syphon Filter, is seeking outstanding talent to join our passionate and creative family in crafting our next high-profile AAA console title.

We are seeking a Senior Staff Technical Artist who will help drive and contribute to the technical development of AAA products with a specialized focus on developing pipelines, creating art tools and supporting workflows for Environment Art.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Environment Art team and other departments to develop, maintain and improve pipelines and tools to increase production efficiency, achieve quality standards and match a defined visual style.

• Create prototypes that demonstrate technical production goals, help define quality standards and encourage technical evolution within the studio.

• Contribute to Environment Art asset production for content that requires Technical Art skill sets.

• Anticipate Environment Art team needs, stay ahead of emerging industry trends, and evaluate competitive products to help identify areas for improvement and innovation.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of production experience in video games.

• Highly proficient in Python.

• Highly proficient in the use of 3D software such as Maya.

• Strong reading and comprehension skills necessary to fully understand complex process description documents, design documents, and task descriptions.

• The ability to communicate effectively one-on-one with all team members and within group settings.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to take complex design documents and create achievable plans for game asset development.

• Able to incorporate feedback and complete tasks quickly.

• Applicants may be required to provide examples of work and/or agree to an art test.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Some experience with Qt and C++.

• Some experience with Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter and/or other Art production programs built around a Visual Scripting/Programming interface.

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