Technical Artist - Rendering

3 Months ago • All levels • Technical Art • $153,000 PA - $212,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

A Technical Artist is the key to bridging the gaps between artists and engineers. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Artist Lead to join our Metaverse Technical Art team. In this role, you'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team of artists and engineers to enhance the delight, representation, and appeal of our Avatars across the Metaverse. Drive technical art efforts in close partnership with artists, engineers, and product managers to deliver high quality visual content within performance budgets. Collaborate with artists and engineers to develop and implement high-quality real-time shaders and rendering techniques. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members, educating partners on topics around shading and rendering. Help coordinate strategy, priorities, and execution across multiple simultaneous projects Identify opportunities for the team to enhance workflows and improve products via the creation of tools and systems within our proprietary pipeline and engine Keep up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in real-time rendering.
Must have:
  • Demonstrated expertise at understanding inner workings of a real-time game engine, specifically graphics pipeline.
  • Experience with game/real-time profiling and optimization techniques.
  • Experience shipping products in a professional environment with stringent runtime performance constraints.
  • Experience working on multiple platforms.
  • Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary teams, including engineers, producers, and artists.
  • Experience in real-time content authoring (characters/environments/VFX/animation/lighting).
  • Experience with shader languages (GLSL, ShaderLab, HLSL).
  • Proven communication and collaboration skills.
Good to have:
  • Consistently prioritizing and staying informed about emerging technologies.
  • Proven product thinking experience.
  • Proven adaptability and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.
  • Proven experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

A Technical Artist is the key to bridging the gaps between artists and engineers. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Artist Lead to join our Metaverse Technical Art team. In this role, you'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team of artists and engineers to enhance the delight, representation, and appeal of our Avatars across the Metaverse. If you're a skilled communicator, passionate about the intersection of technology and digital identity, and excited to contribute to a dynamic work environment, come be part of our journey!
Technical Artist - Rendering Responsibilities
  • Drive technical art efforts in close partnership with artists, engineers, and product managers to deliver high quality visual content within performance budgets.
  • Collaborate with artists and engineers to develop and implement high-quality real-time shaders and rendering techniques.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members, educating partners on topics around shading and rendering.
  • Help coordinate strategy, priorities, and execution across multiple simultaneous projects
  • Identify opportunities for the team to enhance workflows and improve products via the creation of tools and systems within our proprietary pipeline and engine
  • Keep up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in real-time rendering.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Demonstrated expertise at understanding inner workings of a real-time game engine, specifically graphics pipeline.
  • Experience with game/real-time profiling and optimization techniques.
  • Experience shipping products in a professional environment with stringent runtime performance constraints.
  • Experience working on multiple platforms.
  • Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary teams, including engineers, producers, and artists.
  • Experience in real-time content authoring (characters/environments/VFX/animation/lighting).
  • Experience with shader languages (GLSL, ShaderLab, HLSL).
  • Proven communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Consistently prioritizing and staying informed about emerging technologies.
  • Proven product thinking experience.
  • Proven adaptability and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies.
  • Proven experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click for additional information.
Locations
Data Center
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 at Meta.


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