Klang is a game studio exploring the future of humanity through various forms of media. We aim to present deep, meaningful subjects in a way that's captivating, easy-to-digest and entertaining for all ages.
At the heart of Klang is Seed, a large-scale, persistent virtual world that we believe will redefine the MMO landscape and have a positive impact on our species.
We aspire to bring people together through engaging media experiences and by building strong communities.
It's a super exciting project, but in order for us to achieve a goal like this we are going to need a lot of help! From people just like you.
We are in search for a Technical Artist who can play a pivotal role in creating what we believe will be the first MMO of its kind.
So who would you be working with?
You would sit in our Tech Art team, responsible for developing and maintaining all aspects of the art pipeline, providing utility tools within DCCs, and developing Houdini/Unity/Maya/Standalone solutions in Python, C#, and Vex.
So, what would you be doing?
- Own, implement, document, and maintain tools in our existing pipelines.
- Identify technical solutions for artistic problems and workflows with a keen eye for performance, capacity, and scalability.
- Support artists and designers on a day-to-day basis with technical and workflow questions.
- Anticipate worst-case scenarios possible within a sandbox MMO with player-generated content and procedural environments.
- Be part of an agile development cycle, working cross-team with Artists, Developers, Designers, and Quality Assurance.
- Report to the Lead Technical Artist and Senior Art Lead
You could be the person we are searching for if you have…
- 3+ years of relevant experience working as a Technical Artist in a professional game development environment.
- Pipeline and workflow design and development for asset delivery and creation
- Everyday assistance to artists and designers
- Knowledge of the PBR pipeline with the creativity on how to bend it to achieve artistic and performant results
- Solid knowledge of Python
- Experience with C#, especially in a Unity 3D environment for tool development
- Solid understanding of DCCs like Maya, Blender, and/or Houdini from a scripting perspective
- Experience with Unity 3D
- Gives and receives constructive feedback and works well in a cross-team collaborative environment
- High-level knowledge of the graphics pipeline within Video Games.
- Solid understanding of Linear Algebra
- Solid experience with version control systems like Git and Plastic SCM
Bonus points for...
- Basic understanding of shading languages like GLSL or HLSL
- Experience with rigging in Maya
- Experience with VEX in Houdini
- Understanding of performance bottlenecks and how to solve them
- Experience with GitHub Actions and TeamCity
- Experience with Houdini PDG networks
If you don’t feel that you quite meet all the requirements above, but the position still excites you and you think you would love to work for Klang, reach out! We still want to hear from you.
At Klang, we create products that inspire people to deepen their understanding of the emergent nature of society and collectively envision a better future.
At the heart of Klang is SEED an accessible, persistent world in which players share a history and shape a future. We provide an environment for a broad audience to belong and develop relationships in a society simulation inspired by life itself.
We explicitly encourage applications from applicants from groups underrepresented in games/tech spaces. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.
