Senior Technical Artist, Game Studio

3 Weeks ago • 6 Years + • Technical Art • $153,000 PA - $212,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Meta's newest 1st Party Game Studio seeks a Senior Technical Artist to tackle diverse challenges. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining art production workflows and pipelines by creating tools, plugins, and scripts. The role involves prototyping features in Unity 3D, maintaining a consistent art style, designing VFX systems, and creating art assets during prototyping. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience, proficiency in Maya and Unity, and expertise in modern technical art processes. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for driving down iteration time. The position requires experience in high and low-poly modeling, texturing, material creation, rigging, animation, and lighting, along with an understanding of graphics rendering and optimization for performance and memory targets.
Must have:
  • 6+ years experience as Technical Artist
  • Proficiency in Maya & Unity
  • Tool development & scripting in Unity
  • Rigging and character creation
  • High-quality visual delivery
  • Pipeline expertise (modeling, texturing etc.)
Good to have:
  • Experience with Houdini or Substance Suite
  • VR or Mobile pipeline experience
  • Specialization in VFX, Animation, Rigging, or Shaders
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Our newest 1st Party Game Studios is looking to hire an experienced Technical Artist with the capacity to perform a wide variety of challenges. You are skilled at building tools and accelerating pipelines for the art team. The candidate will have an extensive knowledge of Maya and Unity and be well versed in modern technical art processes and standards. They should be an experienced communicator and collaborative problem solver driving down iteration time.

Senior Technical Artist, Game Studio Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain art production workflows and pipelines by creating tools, plugins, and scripts to reduce pain points, and speed up iteration cycles.

  • Prototype features and tools to improve workflows using Unity 3D.

  • Maintain and adhere to a consistent art style and ensure technical requirements.

  • Prepare and design systems for VFX, optimizing workflow and improving graphics fidelity.

  • Create art assets during the prototyping process.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience working as a Technical Artist on at least one shipped title.

  • 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining tools and writing scripts within the Unity development environment.

  • Working knowledge of Maya and Unity as well as Photoshop, Premier, and Substance.

  • Experienced rigging and creating rigs for characters.

  • Knowledge of current and next-gen art techniques, and fundamental art principles.

  • Experienced delivering high-quality visuals while following memory and performance targets.

  • Experienced in pipelines for high and low-poly modeling, unwrapping, baking, texturing and material creation.

  • Understanding of graphics for rendering, modeling, texturing, shaders, rigging, animation, and lighting.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Specialized experience in one or more of the following: VFX, Animation and Rigging, or Graphics and Shaders.

  • Experienced with procedural content creation software like Houdini and Substance Suite.

  • Experienced in VR or Mobile pipelines.

  • shipped at least one title.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

$153,000/year to $212,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form.

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The Oculus suite of hardware currently includes: Rift, our high-end PC VR headset; Touch controllers, to bring your hands into virtual reality; and Gear VR, to bring the magic with you wherever you are—all powered by the Oculus Platform. Since being founded in 2012—and furthered through our acquisition by Facebook in 2014—Oculus has grown from the idea of a single headset to multiple headsets, a powerful platform, and a thriving ecosystem. 

Our developer community has built nearly a thousand games, apps, and experiences, all available on the Oculus Store. As we continue to grow the possibilities of the technology, we’re partnering with communities and nonprofits from around the world to drive social change and foster a positive impact. VR’s potential to connect the world is immense—and we’re just getting started.

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