Naughty Dog ยท 1 month ago
Senior Technical Artist (Character)
United States, Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expNaughty Dog is a renowned game development studio known for its critically acclaimed titles. They are seeking a Senior Technical Artist to develop visual features, drive the game's aesthetic, and build tools for artists while collaborating closely with other departments.
GamingVideo GamesWeb Development
Responsibilities
Write fragment, vertex, and compute shaders to meet art direction and artist needs
Write high-level shading features. (example: skin, cloth, wetness, and mud packages), and rendering effects (film grain, health effects, underwater rendering)
Spearhead the development of features, toolsets and pipelines that meet various art department needs. Develop tools (in python and c++), and collaborate closely with other tool developers
Author, maintain and troubleshoot existing character creation workflows and pipeline efficiency to ensure stability and performance
Collaborate regularly and interdepartmentally including with programmers to support the invention, design, and implementation of new character deformations, models, features, pipelines, and workflows
Write well-architected code that can be built upon for years to come
Support the content team in debugging issues with tools, assets, or framerate
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed
Qualification
Required
5+ years as a Tech Artist, TD working with Character pipeline, shaders and tools
Expert proficiency in HLSL or GLSL shading languages, Python, and C++
Motivated and proactive self-starter, capable of growing in a highly dynamic environment
Ability to manage tasks and responsibilities independently with little supervision
Outstanding problem solving, observation, and debugging skills, with a passion for discovering solutions even outside your area of expertise
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferred
Experience in other content creation software, as a user or tools developer; Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, etc
Experience developing tool UI with QT
An active contributor to industry publications, events or educational outreach (GDC, SIGGRAPH, etc.)
Benefits
Annual bonus
Other incentive plans
Company
Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog, a video game developer that produces games on PlayStation systems, including the Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter franchises.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2001-01-22Acquired
Leadership Team
Rafael Grassetti
Art Director
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