Senior Technical Artist

HASBRO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a talented Technical Artist to bridge the gap between art and engineering. In this role, you'll leverage your artistic skills and technical expertise to enhance workflows and content creation processes for world-class games. With a focus on collaboration, you'll work closely with a team of artists and designers, pushing the boundaries of creativity while ensuring quality and efficiency. If you're passionate about the gaming industry and have a strong portfolio showcasing your work, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the video game industry with a strong artistic eye.
• Advanced understanding of DCC tools and experience on AAA titles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with artists and designers to establish effective methodologies.
• Create tools that enhance content creation focusing on user experience.

Skills

3D Art Creation

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Lighting and Shaders Development

Procedural Creation

Blueprint Scripting

Python

C++

HLSL

GLSL

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Maya

Blender

Houdini

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

Job Description

Invoke is looking for an exceptional Technical Artist! As a Technical Artist, you will support the creation of key technologies and workflows that enable artists and designers to rapidly implement visual content in our games. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of artistic quality and knowledge of real-time requirements and constraints. He or she will act as a bridge between art and engineering, demonstrating exceptional communication skills to facilitate cross-departmental problem-solving while proposing new ideas, techniques and working with the latest technologies to create world-class games.

What you'll do

1. Working with our team of artists, designers and writers to establish consistent and effective standard methodologies
2. Pushing content creation to its full potential
3. Create tools and processes that facilitate content creation with a focus on user experience, quality and efficiency
4. Proactively identify issues, propose solutions and seek team buy-in on implementation strategy
5. Develop strategies for lighting and shaders in a modular environmental system.

What you'll bring

1. 5+ years experience in the video game industry
2. Artistic eye with advanced understanding of 3D art creation and integration.
3. Advanced understanding of modern DCC tools (Maya, Blender, Houdini)
4. Experience on at least 2 AAA titles from start to finish on multiple platforms
5. Excellent communication skills, particularly in illustrating technical processes
6. Mastery of Unreal 5
7. Proficiency in Python, HLSL, GLSL is an asset
8. C++ experience or degree in computer science
9. Extensive portfolio with examples of professional work (e.g. art, scripts, tools, simulations, etc.)
10. Experience in procedural creation (Houdini/PCG)
11. Blueprint or asset scripting capability
12. Excellent communication skills in French and English.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Invoke commits to offer equal working chances to every individual, without regard based on the following: age, sex, sexual orientation, physical disability, country origin, religion, citizenship, native country or any other possible particularities. We sincerely believe in a respectful and open-minded work environment, in which everyone can fully contribute to the organization's development.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.