Principal Technical Artist

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly-skilled developers to build something innovative exhilarating and expansively entertaining.

As a member of the Technical Art department youll put your amazing skills to use solving a wide range of challenges including implementing artist tools and defining our pipeline and workflows.

As a member of the project youll help take the studio and our game from great to even betterwith a focus on inclusivity mutual respect (for ourselves and our players) thoughtfulness empathy professionalism and collaboration.

Youll help us by

• Support and improve content creation workflows for our art team including shaders rigging animation texturing visual effects lighting and UI.

• Collaborate with Artists and Engineers to deliver innovative tool solutions that will help artists develop epic visual content.

• Maintain aspects of technical asset production (leak prevention content data implementation etc.).

• Inspire and mentor fellow tech artists as a role model of initiative accountability and demeanor.

Youre awesome because you have

• Proven experience (6 years) in the games industry working in a tech art position with at least 3 shipped titles.

• Comprehensive understanding of scripting languages. (Python JavaScript C# C MAX Script or MEL).

• In depth knowledge of memory and performance impact from a content creation perspective.

• Experience writing and/or debugging shaders.

• Excellent understanding of Physically Based Rendering systems and techniques.

• Possesses in-depth understanding of game engines pipelines and processes.

• Creativity in problem solving and a positive respectful team-first attitude.

• Organization methods and the capability to meet agreed timelines.

Bonus points for

• Experience working on AAA titles.

• Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles.

Not sure you meet all the qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! At Activision we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

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At Activision we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. Were driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products our press start is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative fun thrilling and engaging entertainment experiences.

Were not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; were forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate creative and diverse teams within our organization.

Were in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater this could be your opportunity to level up.

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