Contract Technical Artist — Asset & Pipeline Specialist

Activision Publishing Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Activision Publishing Inc. is seeking an Associate Technical Artist for a hybrid role based in Los Angeles. You will join the Central Tech team to deliver photoreal game assets and streamline asset delivery across titles, collaborating with multiple studios and teams.

You will participate in photo, scan, and motion capture shoots, clean data, and help design asset creation pipelines. This role blends long-term R&D with production support and offers in-studio and remote work on a hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

• College degree in Animation/CG or equivalent experience in the video game industry with strong modeling/animation portfolio.
• Knowledge of photography, photogrammetry, model cleanup and texturing.
• Experience with FACS, facial performance animation, motion capture and character rigging.

Responsibilities

• Identify and execute asset needs related to modeling and animation with artists, engineers, supervisors and producers.
• Prepare for and attend photo, scan, and motion capture shoots.
• Clean, enhance, and QC raw scan and capture data.
• Manage day-to-day pipeline issues; identify problems and drive creative solutions.
• Design, develop and support asset creation pipelines and tools that integrate with studio pipelines.
• Support both long-term R&D and short-term production needs.

Skills

Modeling & animation

Photogrammetry

Character rigging

Facial animation

Motion capture

Problem solving

Scripting (Python/HSL)

Education

College degree in Animation/CG or equivalent

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Shotgun

Job description

Activision Publishing Inc. is seeking an Associate Technical Artist for a hybrid role based in Los Angeles. You will join the Central Tech team to deliver photoreal game assets and streamline asset delivery across titles, collaborating with multiple studios and teams.

You will participate in photo, scan, and motion capture shoots, clean data, and help design asset creation pipelines. This role blends long-term R&D with production support and offers in-studio and remote work on a hybrid schedule.