Expert Technical Artist - Shader (F/H/NB) [AAA Project]

the hive; Annecy; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

On-site at Annecy

Job summary

Ubisoft Annecy is seeking a Technical Artist to enhance shader pipelines and VFX tooling. You will work closely with the VFX team to ensure high visual quality while maintaining performance across PC and consoles.

You will develop shaders, help optimise rendering, and contribute to tool development and production workflows within a multi-disciplinary team at the Annecy studio.

Qualifications

• Experience as Technical Artist alongside a VFX team.
• Experience with particle systems and GPU/CPU constraints.
• Strong focus on performance monitoring and optimisation across platforms.
• Proficient in shader development (any language or node-based).
• Excellent collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge across shaders, FX, lighting, rendering and post processes; incl. HLSL.

Responsibilities

• Support VFX team in implementing visuals and optimising without regressions.
• Produce and maintain shaders and complex VFX assets.
• Monitor and optimise performance on PC and consoles.

Skills

Technical Artist collaboration

Particle systems constraints

Performance monitoring

Shader development

Cross-team communication

Problem solving

Multi-platform experience

Job description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown !

YOUR DAILY ADVENTURE

The Technical Artist works with their lead to improve the function, stability, scalability, user experience and performance of the shaders and material pipelines. They are gatekeepers of budgets and technical constraints with a focus on shaders, graphics and rendering with which they are expected to inform and guide the team. This is a key support role to provide the best tools and solutions for production.

Responsibilities

• Support the VFX team in implementing visual effects, ensure there are no regressions when optimising, propose improvements, and create tutorials. Provide technical solutions to artistic requirements by collaborating with GPP teams on how to achieve specific visual results
• Produce and maintain shaders and complex VFX
• Monitor and optimize performance: PC/Consoles profiling and optimization
• Act as the gatekeeper of VFX constraints, pushing for top visual quality and performance working collaboratively with Art Leads, Technical Directors and QA
• Pipeline: explore optimization opportunities and improve production workflows (evaluating new technologies that could be integrated into the engine when appropriate)
• R&D: conduct tests and experimentation to propose new solutions and improvements.

Qualifications

• You’ve already worked in a Technical Artist capacity alongside a VFX team
• You are comfortable with particle systems (GPU/CPU) constraints
• You’ve been working on performance and monitoring on a multi-platform production
• You have an aptitude for problem solving, decision making, collaboration & communication and have strong organizational skills
• Shader development (any shader language or node base editor) has no secret for you
• Experience, Knowledge and interest in multiple areas of game development:
  • Shaders
  • FX
  • Lighting
  • Rendering and Post Processes
  • HLSL
• Experience with game editors and enginesand with console development
• Being resourceful in finding technical solutions for artistic needs

Informations supplémentaires

Role based on-site at the Annecy Studio
Permanent contract
Start date : as soon as possible

Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has contributed to many of the Group’s blockbuster franchises, collaborating on series such as Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed®, as well as developing major gameplay experiences including the raid for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands. We are also proud to have created our own original IPs, Steep and later Riders Republic.

Beyond our AAA productions, we contribute to the Group’s technological innovation through our center of expertise around the Snowdrop game engine, as well as through the Technology Group in collaboration with Ubisoft Montréal.

Located in one of France’s most dynamic regions, Ubisoft Annecy enjoys an exceptional setting between lake and mountains, in the heart of the “Venice of the Alps,” just 30 minutes from Geneva International Airport. As a continuously growing studio, we place employee engagement and teamwork at the center of everything we do. Our ambition is driven by innovation and excellence, with one ultimate goal: delivering outstanding experiences for our players.