Technical Artist

Avalanche Studios Group and its creative division Avalanche Studios is looking for a talented Senior Technical Artist to join a top-tier, experienced team to help craft cutting edge AAA open-world games. Avalanche Studios is the division dedicated to ambitious, externally published, AAA open-world games like the Just Cause series, Mad Max and Rage 2.


The Position
We are looking for a Technical Artist with specialized experience towards rendering pipelines to work on the development of high-profile projects. The ideal candidate feels comfortable in a team environment and is able to contribute on many levels of the technical art side in general, and with an edge in realtime rendering features. You will work with the Art and Technical Directors to help manage, research and evolve the art content creation pipelines and act as a liaison between the artists and programmers. You will work with a team of talented and experienced game developers, who have worked on numerous best-selling and critically acclaimed titles.


Required Qualifications
- Shipped a few AAA games or similar Products.
- Can work in ambiguous situations and can flag risks as early as possible.
- Strong knowledge of current 3D rendering principles and shaders
- Strong understanding of PBR and HDR content and rendering pipelines
- Comprehensive knowledge of 3D content creation software including Maya and Substance
- Strong competency with architecting and developing tools and pipelines for artists
- Ability to communicate effectively with artists, designers, engineers, and other members of the development team.


Beneficial Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience using C++, Python
- Experience with Houdini and procedural pipelines
- Experience working with and knowledge of current generation console