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Job Location drjobs

Montreal - Canada

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

  • Maintain artistic direction and quality
  • Make final materials for characters environment assets and effects also support existing material systems.
  • Content creationmock up features in external programs or tweak shader code experiment with features.
  • To tweak assets by using modeling and texturing skills.
  • Keep up with market standards and new techniques
  • Maintain the production and software pipeline and meet deadlines.
  • Develop powerful and efficient workflows for the Art team.
  • Research and implement new techniques and procedures to improve game asset quality.
  • Help improve and refine shader texture lighting quality.
  • Explore and help develop new technologies for integration into the asset pipeline.
  • Bug Fixing and describing R&D case studies in the knowledge base.
  • Participate in reviews adapt to and implement feedback from leads and peers in a professional manner.
  • Suggest iteration and automation tools and pipelines
  • Suggest optimization preventative approaches for assets creation and usage
  • Act as a liaison between the Engineering and Art departments.
  • Suggest opportunities to the design team with procedural tools and bulk edit systems.
  • Collaborate in R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and implement improvements to pipelines and workflows.
  • Work closely with the art team making the result of their work even better with a good artistic eye.
  • Identify and resolve pipeline issues without supervision.
  • Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for improvement as well as develop the tools.
  • Analyze and improve art asset inefficiencies to optimize console and PC performance.
  • Work with programmers and artists to optimize content creation and on developing new features and workflows.
  • Collaborate on data structure naming convention and coding standards.
  • Occasionally support new hires during the onboarding process.

Qualifications :

  • Strong portfolio showcasing AAA quality work done in engine (Unreal Unity or Proprietary Engine).
  • Excellent knowledge of industrystandard software packages for modeling highpoly sculpting (Maya Max ZBrush Photoshop or their equivalents).
  • Artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial ideation. 
  • A solid understanding of traditional art skills along with foundational design competencies (shape form texture value and color).
  • Advanced knowledge of old and new topology best practices.
  • Advanced knowledge of old and new texturing techniques.
  • Advanced knowledge of PBR.
  • Advanced knowledge of current tech art workflows and practices.
  • Advanced knowledge of realtime rendering challenges and techniques.
  • Knowledge of real time tools and best practices.
  • Knowledge of Houdini.
  • Strong knowledge of python LUA and Vex scripting language.
  • Strong knowledge of current 3D graphics techniques.
  • Strong knowledge of particle systems environmental effects cloth simulations lighting and dynamics.
  • Solid understanding of game dev standard pipelines tools and content creation.
  • Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
  • Adaptive.
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new styles techniques and workflows with basic guidance.
  • Ability to collaborate with department leads and different departments to solve artistic and technical challenges.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Good mentoring skills.
  • Selfmotivation.


Additional Information :

Au Canada

  • Un ensemble davantages sociaux pays 100  par PCF. La compagnie dassurance rembourse les rclamations 100  (jusqu 1000 $ de services par anne en plus dune couverture familiale ou individuelle).
  • Une couverture dentaire complte y compris les soins dentaires majeurs et lorthodontie.
  • La cotisation gale au REER hauteur de 4 avant dductions fiscales 100  acquis ds le premier jour.
  • Une semaine de cong pay pendant les vacances dhiver.
  • 20 jours de cong pay et 5 jours de cong de maladie pay.
  • Des sances gratuites de soins virtuels de sant et de bientre mental incluses dans le rgime pour les membres et leurs personnes charge.
  • Un salaire comptitif et des primes annuelles bases sur le rendement.
  • Des occasions de dveloppement personnel et la possibilit duvrer dans un environnement mondial.
  • Loccasion de travailler au sein dune quipe crative avec des personnes passionnes par ce quelles font.

What we offer:

  • Benefit package 100 paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100 of claims (Up to $500 per service a year as well as individual family coverage).
  • Full Dental coverage including major dental and orthodontics.
  • 4 RRSP matching before tax deductions 100 vested on day 1.
  • Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
  • 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
  • Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
  • A competitive salary and performancebased annual bonuses.
  • Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
  • Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.


Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Fulltime

Employment Type

Remote

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