Technical Artist

High Voltage Software

53d•Remote

About The Position

High Voltage is searching for a highly skilled Technical Artist to join our team. A successful candidate should have a broad knowledge of art creation for games. They should be able to combine geometry, materials, effects and Unreal Engine Blueprints to create complex art. They are self-sufficient, skilled, experienced, and reliable experts in their discipline. They are a team player that actively foster a collaborative and supportive work environment, and are dedicated to maximize team and department performance. They proactively share techniques, solutions, and best practices with the entire art team. https://www.artstation.com/highvoltagesoftware Join High Voltage, and let us supercharge your future!

Requirements

3+ years of professional technical art experience in the game industry with at least one shipped title.
Strong online portfolio or reel submitted showcasing game technical art.
Experienced with the Unreal Engine 4 or 5 art pipeline, working with blueprints, material editor, and technical systems (Foliage, Landscape, RVT, PCG, Water, etc.)
Experienced knowledge of PBR principles and material editors.
Experience modeling and using texturing packages such as Substance Designer and Painter.
Abilities in secondary areas such as modeling, skinning, animation, proceduralism, scripting or lighting.
Desire and knowledge of how to push Unreal Engine further.
Desire to work with a team and own features and initiatives from inception to ship.
Experience working on multiple platforms.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Must be able to take critique and art direction.
Passion for video games.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Niagara systems.
Experience working with Lumen and TOD sequenced based lighting.
Creating tools, automation, generators and/or proceduralism.
Experience working on multiple platforms and knowledge of optimization workflows for Gen 9, Gen 8, and mobile platforms.
Experience working on multiplayer games.

Responsibilities

Create complex materials for characters, weapons, environments, and large world set pieces.
Support all teams with Blueprint management and setup for interactable items, weapons, environments, and other gameplay elements.
Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets in DDC packages and Unreal.
Execute on a range of visual effects styles from realistic to stylized.
Work with engineers and artists to optimize content for many platforms.
Manage multiple complex tasks concurrently.