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Gearbox —award-winning, independent developer of interactive entertainment hits Borderlands, Brothers In Arms and Battleborn—is looking for a qualified and motivated Tech Artist to support complex artistic and technical systems for our projects. The role of Technical Artist is to bridge the gap between art and programming by integrating content and artistic processes while respecting artistic direction and technical constraints.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Participate in the development of prototypes and new content creation techniques;
  • Identify the tools and methods to facilitate the work of the artistic team and achieve the best graphic quality;
  • Document, maintain and improve artistic and technical processes within the constraints of the project;
  • Share knowledge with the artistic team through mentoring and training;
  • Communicate constraints and best technical practices to the artistic team on a regular basis;
  • Ensure visual quality standards are consistently adhered to;
  • Participate in the debug and graphic optimization phases of the game.

SKILLS REQUIRED

  • 5 years or more of experience as an Artist, Technical Artist or Technical Artistic Director in the video game industry;
  • Have delivered at least 1 multiplatform title;
  • Mastery of artistic production techniques in video games;
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems;
  • Autonomous, self-taught, curious and resourceful;
  • Enthusiastic, positive, team-oriented.

DESIRED SKILLS

  • Experience on improving asset creation pipeline
  • Experience on Unreal Engine 4 (including Blueprints and Materials creation);
  • Interest in Houdini and or any other procedural creation tool;
  • Knowledge of one or more programming languages (C, C, Python, ...);
  • Comfortable in one or more 3D modeling tools (3dsMax, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, ...)
  • Good comprehension of French and English, both oral and written.

Gearbox Studio Québec

We reward teammates based on merit and offer a comprehensive health benefits package, generous RRSP matching, flexible time-off, training and numerous other perks.