Position: Technical Artist (Eidos Sherbrooke)

Reports to: Programming Director

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop new innovative techniques to solve the technical challenges of the project;
• Accurately document the processes and procedures;
• Provide technical direction and instructions to artists or animators.

Experience and qualifications:

• College or university diploma in 2D and 3D Art and / or all equivalent training;
• 3 years and more of experience as a real-time 3D Artist (level artist, modeler, texturer); or experience as a Programmer (strong interest and knowledge of the artistic field);
• At least 1 AAA published title, preferably new generation.

Technical skills:

• Intermediate to expert knowledge of Maya;
• Intermediate to expert knowledge of Houdini;
• Knowledge of Photoshop;
• Proficiency in profiling (PIX, real-time 3D constraints, hardware);
• Knowledge / experience of node-base shader systems;
• Knowledge of HLSL (asset);
• Knowledge of scripting / programming languages an asset (C #, C ++, Python, .Net, Mel, etc.).

Interpersonal skills:

• Ability to manage time independently;
• Be a good team player;
• Be a good communicator;
• A desire to push the barriers of video game technology is required;
• Maturity to give and receive constructive criticism is expected;
• Focus on achieving superior results;
• Have an analytical and synthetical mind.

Motivation and interests:

• Ambition and passion for video games are essential!
• Willingness to think outside the box and promote innovation.