Hybrid Technical Artist: Asset Pipelines & Photogrammetry

DEMONWARE (CANADA) , INC.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Activision is seeking an Associate Technical Artist to join our Central Technology team in Los Angeles on a contract basis. You will help build high-quality character and prop assets, support photo/scan/mocap workflows, and ensure assets integrate smoothly with production pipelines.

You will collaborate with artists, engineers, and producers across multiple studios to address asset needs and resolve pipeline issues.

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.
• Self-motivated and able to quickly learn new areas of development.
• Knowledge of Perforce, Jira, Shotgun, or similar for delivery and production tracking.
• Python, HSL, or other scripting experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with artists, engineers, supervisors, and producers to identify and execute on the asset needs of the games related to modeling and animation.
• Preparing for and attending photo, scan, and motion capture shoots.
• Cleaning, enhancing, and QC-ing raw scan and capture data.
• Managing day-to-day pipeline issues; identifying problems and driving creative solutions to fix them
• Assist in designing, developing and supporting asset creation pipelines and tools which integrate with different specific studio pipelines.
• Jump into both long-term R&D efforts as well as short-term production support as needed.

Skills

Modeling

Animation

Photogrammetry

Texturing

Mocap

Rigging

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Scripting

Rapid learning

Education

Animation/CG degree or equivalent game industry experience

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Shotgun

Python

Job description

Activision is seeking an Associate Technical Artist to join our Central Technology team in Los Angeles on a contract basis. You will help build high-quality character and prop assets, support photo/scan/mocap workflows, and ensure assets integrate smoothly with production pipelines.

You will collaborate with artists, engineers, and producers across multiple studios to address asset needs and resolve pipeline issues.