Technical Artist

ZeniMax Online Studios is looking for a Technical Artist to assist our Art teams in developing new and creative asset creation techniques, maintaining performance across all shipping platforms, and serving as a technical reference for Art production. The ideal candidate has a strong passion for creating narrative driven games in a highly collaborative setting.

The preferred location for this role is Hunt Valley, MD, Austin, TX, or Madison, WI. Will consider remote.

• Develop and maintain artist facing tools in 3ds Max
• Develop simple/complex subsystems that are flexible and modular to support current and new tooling; communicate technical concepts to develop optimal tools
• Create, propose, design, and improve artist workflows
• Communicate problems, risks, and obstacles to the team on pipeline matters
• Work collaboratively with technical and creative team members
  
  

• 3+ years of professional industry experience in Tools/Technical Art
• Strong understanding of Python or another object oriented scripting language
• Strong understanding of Tool UI development and subsystems
• Experience in game art generation and implementation
• Familiarity with common data formats: XML/JSON/etc.
• Familiarity with common 3D data formats: OBJ/FBX/ALEMBIC/etc.
• Candidates must show an aptitude for learning new systems quickly; ability to adapt and respond to changing needs throughout the course of the development cycle
• Must be adept at taking a technical approach to problem solving for art production
• Solid math skillset
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be self-sufficient and have strong time management skills
  

• MaxScript
• Perforce
• PyQt or PySide
• Understanding of low-level game data pipelines
• Documentation practices for developers and users of tools
• Basic Code development practices and management
• MMO experience a plus

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