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What is your role?As a Technical Artist for Eleventh Hour Games, you sit at the intersection between art and programming. In this role you will be responsible for creating and maintaining VFX, shaders, tooling, and process improvements to support Last Epoch. You must be comfortable working in a remote, fast-paced environment. You must possess strong communication skills and be self-directed. The ideal candidate craves ownership and impact as well as seeks to elevate their team.Qualifications : 3 years experience in a similar roleStrong knowledge of shadersStrong coding skills, specifically C#Experience working with profiler tools to optimize runtime performanceExperience documenting, maintaining, and presenting art tools and scriptsExperience working with artists to identify and solve technical issuesPluses : Knowledge of Unity's rendering pipeline and profiling toolsExperience with the Unity engine and knowledge of its core systemsFamiliarity with HLSL and ShaderLabFull release cycle experienceResponsibilities : Oversee and implement optimizations for Last Epoch's rendering performanceEstablish best practices for art pipelines and workflowsDocument, maintain, and present art tools and scriptsIdentify and solve art pipeline tool inefficiencies and propose new tool ideasAssist creators in realizing their visionWork with engineering to develop new technologiesServe as a buffer between programming and art to make sure all artists understand the guidance from engineering and that all guidelines and optimization methods are followedDevelop custom workflows using scripts and coded tools solutionsAlign artists around technical standards for asset creationWhy Eleventh Hour Games?EHG is a fast growing Indie Studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge epic games. Epic games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our debut title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure! Flexible fully remote working arrangementsTeam focused environment, including casual game nights20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 5 floating holidays at the start of each year (increased with company tenure) for U.S. based employees100% paid health coverage premiums for U.S. based employees dependentsDental, Vision for U.S. based employees dependents401K for U.S. based employees
