Technical Artist

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THE VISION

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Technical Artist who will work closely with Art/Animation and Code departments, providing support for asset creation, rigging, exporting, shading, physical setup, performance and general troubleshooting. As a Technical Artist you will be responsible for keeping our engine and game technology up-to-date by developed new solutions and researched quality and performance improvements.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES IN A NUTSHELL

• Prototyping / researching new features, including:
• Rendering and shading,
• Dynamic in-game systems (physics, simulations),
• External and internal tools (Art / Animation).
• Analyzing and improving rendering performance.
• Improving quality (rendering, animation, physics).
• Maintaining and expanding existing content creation pipelines, including internal tools development.
• Identifying, and foreseeing biggest risks in the production pipeline.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• At least one year’s experience in game development or CG in a technical role supporting environments or character creation.
• A deep understanding of 3d modelling / animation packages (Maya, Motion Builder, 3DS Max).
• Knowledge of game engines (especially the render and animation side).
• Familiar with at least one scripting (or programming) language (python, C++, C#).
• Expertise in troubleshooting and solving problems.
• Knowledge of vector calculus, linear algebra, [bonus] differential calculus.

NICE TO HAVE

• Ability to foresee problems and performance bottlenecks.
• Experience in setting up rigs and general (keyframed) animation.
• Experience in Houdini.
• Understanding of DirectX / OpenGL, knowledge of shading language (hlsl preferred).

WHAT WE OFFER

• A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies..
• A chance to work in an international environment in a booming industry.
• A competitive salary and project based bonuses.
• Private health care & MultiSport card.
• From 20 to to 26 days of paid vacation per year.
• An exciting chance to work on one of the most acclaimed role-playing games.
• A step by step assistance and ‘Relocation Package’ for foreigners willing to establish in Warsaw.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees.

Artists should include portfolio to their application.

Apply
cracow@cdprojektred.com

Please be informed that we reserve the right to contact only selected applicants. The hired individual will need to work in-house, in our studio based in Warsaw, Poland.
Please also include the following statement with your application: „I hereby consent to the processing of my vital and personal data in so far as this is required under the ongoing and future recruiting processes, in accordance with the Act of August 29, 1997, on the Protection of Personal Information (JoL no. 133, item 883).”

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