Senior Procedural Technical Artist

4 Months ago • All levels • Technical Art • $115,900 PA - $173,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Santa Monica Studio, creators of the God of War franchise, seeks a Sr. Procedural Technical Artist to join their team. This role involves collaborating closely with artists to understand their workflows and design procedural tools in Houdini using Python and VEX to empower content creation. Responsibilities include participating in art reviews, mentoring team members, and ensuring runtime optimization. The ideal candidate possesses strong art fundamentals, geometry processing skills, and excellent communication abilities. Experience with shader programming, real-time graphics optimization, and procedural texturing is preferred.
Must have:
  • Experienced production artist with solid understanding of art fundamentals
  • Deep understanding of artist workflows
  • Effective collaborator and communicator
  • Technically proficient in Houdini, Python, and VEX
  • Design and deliver procedural tools
  • Participate in art asset reviews
Good to have:
  • Shader programming
  • Real-time graphics optimization
  • Procedural texturing (Substance or similar)
  • Familiar with USD and/or MaterialX
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Employee discounts for Sony products
  • Bonus package (potential)

Job Details

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

 

Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio - the team behind the legendary "God of War" franchise - is looking for a senior technical artist to join our Procedural Technical Art team. This is a great chance to get on board with a storied studio and an amazing team.

The team's mission is simple: to enable our artist colleagues to create immersive worlds. We provide advanced procedural tools to help artists iterate and explore. We build pipelines to automate drudgework and low-value tasks, helping our artists focus on art. We also make sure that optimizing our games for runtime efficiency doesn't get in the way of creativity and inspiration.

We're looking for an experienced procedural artist who is as interested in people as they are in node networks -- somebody who can work closely with traditional 3d artists to understand their needs and to provide tools which empower them.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with artists to understand their goals and workflows
  • Design and deliver procedural tools which empower artists to build great content
  • Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks
  • Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices

Requirements

  • Experienced production artist with solid understanding of art fundamentals
  • Deep understanding of artist workflows
  • Effective collaborator and communicator
  • Technically proficient at geometry processing and procedural generation in Houdini
  • Self-supporting in Python and VEX

Preferred Experience

  • Shader programming
  • Real time graphics optimization
  • Procedural texturing (Substance or similar)
  • Familiar with USD and/or MaterialX

 

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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role
is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

 

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$115,900 - $173,900 USD

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