Senior Technical Artist

1 Minute ago • 5 Years + • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

2K, a global video game company, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to join their team in Dublin, Ireland or Valencia, Spain. This role involves building and maintaining art workflows, collaborating with Art and Engineering on new technologies, solving technical issues related to rigs and animations, and mentoring junior artists. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in the games, film, or animation industries, with strong proficiency in C#/C++, Maya, Python, and experience with various art tools and pipelines. The position is hybrid/onsite.
Must have:
  • Build and maintain technologies and art workflows.
  • Collaborate with Art and Engineering to drive research and identify new workflows.
  • Solve technical issues related to rigs, animations, hair and cloth simulations, and performance capture.
  • Mentor junior technical artists.
  • Establish and implement naming conventions within assets, tools, and workflows.
  • Collaborate with other technical artists daily to find opportunities for improved workflows and tools.
  • Partner with the engineering team to ensure build stability, memory, and performance budgets.
  • Learn from and grow with top talent in the industry.
Good to have:
  • Experience researching, piloting, and rolling out new techniques.
  • Interest in gaming platform limitations and advantages.
  • Ability to turn creative aspirations into achievable realities.

Job Details

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA®️ 2K, renowned BioShock®️, Borderlands®️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®️ and XCOM®️ brands; popular WWE®️ 2K and WWE®️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR®️ 2K

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What You Will Do:

  • Build and maintain technologies and art workflows. (Environments, props, characters, shaders, lighting, and rigs)
  • Collaborate with Art and Engineering to drive research, identify new workflows, technologies for improved pipelines, and streamlined creation processes
  • Solve technical issues related to rigs, animations, hair and cloth simulations, and performance capture
  • Mentor junior technical artists
  • Establish and implement naming conventions within assets, tools, and workflows
  • Collaborate with other technical artists daily to find opportunities for improved workflows and tools
  • Partner with the engineering team to ensure build stability, and to ensure that memory and performance budgets are being maintained
  • Learn from and grow with some of the top talent in the industry

Who Will Be A Great Fit:

  • 5+ years in the games, film, or animation industries
  • Proficiency with C#/C++
  • Fluent in Maya with significant experience writing animation, rigging, shaders and UI tools
  • Experience with cloth and rigid/soft body physics setup for characters, including collision volumes
  • Conversant in Python, and familiarity with MEL Script/Maya API experience
  • Experience with: Maya, Substance Painter/Designer, Photoshop, Perforce, and Confluence
  • Experience researching, piloting, and rolling out new techniques
  • Interest in gaming platform limitations and advantages
  • Ability to turn creative aspirations into achievable realities

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

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