Senior Technical Artist

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Technical Art • $85,000 PA - $136,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Intrepid Studios seeks a Senior Technical Artist proficient in creating tools, scripts, and processes for their MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Responsibilities include collaborating across departments to empower art teams, automating repetitive processes, creating Procedural Content Generation (PCG) brushes, and addressing game performance issues. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of Unreal Engine experience, strong Blueprint scripting skills, and proficiency in profiling/debugging CPU and GPU issues.
Must have:
  • 5+ years Unreal Engine experience
  • Proficient in debugging CPU/GPU issues
  • Strong Blueprint scripting skills
  • Collaboration and communication skills
  • Pipeline design and optimization
Good to have:
  • Python, VEX, HLSL
  • Published game project experience
  • Houdini experience
  • Terrain system experience
  • Unreal C++ experience
Perks:
  • Competitive pay & bonus structure
  • 100% employer-covered medical benefits
  • Paid vacation & sick days
  • 401k with matching

Job Details

Intrepid Studios is looking for a Senior Technical Artist who is adept in creating tools, scripts, and processes to support our art department in the development of our epic MMORPG Ashes of Creation. We are looking for a detail-oriented developer with hands-on Unreal 5 experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Will work across departments to empower our art teams to do innovative new techniques that raise the quality bar, develop new solutions, and streamline processes.
  • Collaborate with Environment Art, Character Art, Level Design, VFX, and other disciplines to automate repetitive processes.
  • Creating Procedural Content Generation (PCG) brushes based on requirements from the Art Director.
  • Submitting asset requests for meshes or materials needed by these tools.
  • Establish and maintain best practices, quality bar, pipelines, and documentation.
  • Work with engineers, artists, and designers to address game performance and memory usage issues.
Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience supporting Technical Art needs using the Unreal engine.
  • Ability to proficiently profile / debug CPU and GPU issues within Unreal Engine using Visual Studio / Rider, RenderDoc and / or Unreal Insights.
  • Strong knowledge of Unreal and its various features
  • Experience with Blueprint scripting
  • Strong communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of pipelines and how to design and optimize them.

Additional Considerations (Pluses):
  • Python, VEX, HLSL
  • Published Console or PC game project experience
  • Experience with Houdini
  • Experience with Terrain Systems
  • Unreal C++ experience

Required Application Materials:
  • Resume
  • Online portfolio
  • Cover Letter which should include:
  • Why you are interested in working at Intrepid
  • What games you are currently playing

Interview Overview:
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.
  • 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
  • 30 min interview with the hiring manager
  • Test
  • Panel interviews with several members of the hiring team
  • Final interview with the executive team
  • References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:
We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $85,000 - $136,000, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.
We encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.

About Us:
Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.

All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching. 

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Intrepid Studios will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Applicants of all ages, identities, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Intrepid Studios will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.

See more details on your right to work here: https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See more details here: https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf.

Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

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