Artiste Technique / Technical Artist

Red Barrels; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative studio is seeking a Technical Artist to join their dynamic team in Montreal. This role involves creating tools that enhance artistic production for immersive horror games. You'll be at the forefront of developing solutions that streamline workflows, collaborating closely with artists and programmers. The ideal candidate will have a passion for video games, particularly in the horror genre, and a solid background in Unreal Engine. Enjoy a flexible work schedule, generous vacation time, and a collaborative environment where all voices are valued. If you’re ready to contribute to unforgettable gaming experiences, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

4 weeks vacation

Group insurance

Wellness account

Group RRSP

Bonuses based on project and profitability

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role for 3 to 5 years.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine and Blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Create tools to facilitate artistic production.
• Collaborate with the production team to maintain artistic vision.
• Optimize visual elements balancing aesthetics and technical constraints.

Skills

Programming Basics

Scripting

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

3 to 5 years in a similar role

Tools

Unreal Engine

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MISSION PRINCIPALE

Profil

Qu'offrons-nous?

***ENGLISH VERSION***

Level : Mid-Senior

General Description

Red Barrels is the studio behind the immersive indie horror series Outlast, a series that has terrified more than 40 million players worldwide. Based in Montreal, Red Barrel’s mission is to create unforgettable experiences that leave the player’s blood running cold.

Why would Red Barrels be right for your next adventure in the gaming industry?

• We believe that all voices, talents, skills, and experiences make our studio stronger and enable us to make better games.
• All team members have access to benefits, including access to bonuses, a flexible work schedule, 4 weeks’ vacation (from hiring!). Unless there’s an exceptional case, we also offer one week off for Holidays AND a week in summer.
• All team members work on the development of our games, from studio co-founders to administrators, we all work together.

Working in a fast-paced environment is amazing but not necessarily ok for everybody! If you want to be part of our great fan horror team, here are some essentials to join us. You need to be comfortable with using or working with horror elements and all that genre entails (nudity, gore, "mature" visual research material, etc.). Of course, you must love to create horror settings, to support the mood /ambiances of the game, have a result-oriented mindset and like doing quick and efficient iterations. And if you want to impress us more, having an experience shipping for at least one AAA title with a significant contribution would be amazing!

MAIN MISSION

Reporting to the Artistic Director, the TECHNICAL ARTIST will be responsible for creating tools that facilitate artistic production. You will innovate and solve technical art problems by developing tools used in the production of Outlast, with the goal of improving workflow processes. You will collaborate closely with the art direction, technical direction, other artists, and programmers. ***start date is for august 2025***

TASK AND MISSIONS

• Collaborate closely with the production team to ensure efficiency in creating and maintaining the artistic vision of the game.
• Proactively identify and solve issues.
• Maintain and ensure the integration of implemented systems throughout the production process.
• Design custom tools and scripts to optimize workflows and support the production team.
• Analyze the artistic requirements and respond with relevant and effective technical solutions.
• Optimize and assemble the game's visual elements by balancing aesthetics and technical constraints.

Profile Requirements

• 3 to 5 years in a similar role
• Basics in programming and scripting
• Proficiency in Unreal and Blueprints
• Bilingual in French and English

Nice to Have

• A real passion for video games! It’s what drives us at Red Barrels.
• Loving the horror culture (movies, games, books, etc.)

What do we offer?

At Red Barrels all team members share in the advantages, including a highly competitive salary, access to bonuses (project based and yearly profitability), flexible time management and hybrid working arrangements, group insurance and wellness account, group RRSP, and 4 weeks' vacation (from hiring!). Unless there’s an exceptional case, we also offer one week off for Holidays AND a week in summer. Our studio is in Montreal.

Red Barrels believes that all voices, identities, skills, and experiences make our studio stronger and help create better games.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Site web officiel / Official Web Site: www.redbarrelsgames.com

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@redbarrelsgames

Publications (french)

• https://youtu.be/GDXKpQ7hc7s?si=CVchKeXADmlWBdMi

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Art/Creative

• Industries

  Computer Games

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