Lead Technical Artist
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Job Summary
Who We Are
2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union HB Studios and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of 2Ks portfolio currently includes several AAA sports and entertainment brands including global powerhouse NBA 2K renowned BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization and XCOM brands; popular WWE 2K and WWE SuperCard franchises TopSpin 2K25 as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR 2K
At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions even if they dont meet every requirement for the role. If youre interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K we encourage you to apply!
What We Need:
We are seeking a Lead Technical Artist with deep expertise in materials rendering performance and artist pipelines to support our global art this role you will bridge the gap between art and engineeringensuring artists have powerful scalable tools and workflows while maintaining visual quality and optimal real-time performance across platforms.
You will lead a distributed team of Technical Artists collaborate closely with rendering engineers and art directors and serve as a key driver in shaping the technical foundations of our visual style and production efficiency.
What You Will Do:
- Lead and mentor a team for Technical Artist providing clear direction feedback and support to foster professional growth and career advancement.
- Collaborate with rendering engineers to create scalable and performant shader solutions across multiple platforms (PC console mobile cloud).
- Define material standards documentation and best practices for all global art teams.
- Own performance metrics related to materials geometry lighting and visual effects guiding teams toward frame-rate and memory targets.
- Collaborate with Art and Engineering to drive research workflows and technologies for improved rendering techniques performance metrics and a streamlined content creation process.
- Become a proficient user and contributor of the existing toolset and workflow making any necessary improvements to enhance the capabilities.
- Coach mentor and help team members grow.
Who Would Be A Great Fit:
- Minimum of 6-8 years experience of game development experience
- Past experience managing a team of technical artists.
- A deep understanding of the Unreal Engine and BP system.
- Extensive experience using dynamic lighting workflows and PBR materials.
- Familiarity with game performance evaluation tools to profile CPU GPU and memory. performance on multiple target platforms.
- Strong knowledge of shader creation via node graph HLSL or GL.
- Intermediate skill with Python and C.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Love for video games.
As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform their essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
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2K publishes titles in today's most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.
