Looking for a Senior 3D Technical Artist!

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Technical artist to work with us on boosting the polish and production values of our projects! You’ll be a core and integral part of the Yacht Club Games team responsible for developing in-game art assets. The desired candidate will demonstrate skills in rigging, tool creation, scripting, VFX, UI, and more. You should feel comfortable working together on a small team to define, create, and lead the technical art needs for Yacht Club Games projects.

Responsibilities

• Work with team to design and implement visuals for games within technical and style restrictions.

• Collaborate with designers and programmers to create and implement assets. Provide feedback on how to improve tools and increase team productivity.

• Create shaders and scripts.

• Support the animation and character art pipelines with clear communication and tool creation.

• Able to work independently or with a small team to manage tasklist and workflow. Manage outsource artists, animators, and review art related assets created outside of the core game team.

• Learn and adapt to art and production pipelines to create and iterate on art quickly.

• Rigging, animation support, asset workflow management, and light environments/characters.

• Assist in additional roles at the company as interested - including every aspect of game creation from business and marketing to art and design decisions.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and curious with a willingness to continue learning.

• Experience effectively collaborating with 3D animators, character/environment modelers, and rigging artists to improve pipeline workflow.

• Proficiency in 3D software (Maya, ZBrush, Mudbox, 3ds Max, etc)

• Knowledgeable in modern rendering techniques: programmable shaders, 3D lighting, VFX tools. Experience creating custom materials, working with static and dynamic lighting.

• Thorough understanding of pipeline workflow and how to improve workflow production efficiency.
  

• Applied knowledge of programming and scripting to create tools, aid visuals, or handle procedural elements like full-body IK systems.
  

• Willing to work in Los Angeles office (once we can do so safely).

• Knowledge of SVN is a plus.