What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Artist (Unreal) position at Wargaming?
Job Overview
Wargaming are on the lookout for an experienced and versatile Technical Artist to help us ship a groundbreaking new cross-platform AAA game. You should be goal-oriented and relish optimizing art / design workflows and bridging the gap between the disciplines.
Reports to : Senior Art Director
What will you do?
Interact closely with the core game creative team to develop and maintain workflows, toolchains and tools for our artists worldwide
Proactively innovate, identify and solve problems before they affect the development teams
Research and Implement new techniques / technology across multiple art disciplines to aid creativity, quality and efficiency
Establish and maintain a asset pipeline for vehicles, characters, VFX, and game levels.
Communicate solutions to both artists and engineers
Effectively document solutions and maintain reference materials
What are we looking for?
4 years of applicable professional experience as a technical artist with knowledge of engines (especially Unreal) and art pipelines
Experience with advanced Blueprint scripting in Unreal Engine 4 / 5
Experience using Maya and / or 3ds Max or similar software
Experience with Unreal Engine 4 / 5 Material Editor and related tools
Familiarity working and developing in a multi-platform, multi-project environment
Working knowledge and experience with vehicle rigging and Unreal vehicle technology
Working knowledge and experience with character pipelines for rigging, skinning, facial animation and MOCAP integration.
Working knowledge and experience with game level performance profiling.
Industry experience with at least two shipped titles
Ability to demonstrate creativity and technical innovation within the constraints of a platform
Strong communication and organizational skills
Excited and keen to grow your knowledge and keep up-to-date with latest research and techniques
What additional skills will help you stand out?
A strong art (especially 3D) portfolio
Experience in scripting and programming languages (Maxscript, Python, MEL, C#, etc.)
Experience with the Unreal Engine 4 / 5 Chaos Destruction system
Work mode
Hybrid (2-3 days of work from the office)
Benefits
Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Chicago include :
- Additional paid time off Birthday Leave and Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave
- Parental Leave Benefits
- Flexible working hours & work from home option
- Video game areas, Table tennis set up, and more...
- Health Insurance (including family coverage), 401k plan
- Mental well-being program (iFeel)
- Wellbeing perks (Dedicated Well-being room, Employee Assistance Program)
- Career development and education opportunities within the company
- Employee discounts
- Personal Gaming Account
- Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
- Company events
- Seniority Awards
- Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.
