Amazon Game Studios in Irvine, CA is looking for a Technical Artist!

Amazon Game Studios in Irvine is looking for a Technical Artist.

Please contact me directly if interested!

-5+ years experience as a technical artist in video games
-Expert level knowledge of art and PBR pipelines
-Experienced with developing tools for artists for both Maya and standalone applications using Python and PyQt/PySide.
-Experience with modern game engines like CryEngine, UE4, or internally developed engines.
-Act as a liaison between artists, tech artists, and graphics/rendering engineers to facilitate communication and champion ideas on behalf of the art team.
-Experience using profiling tools like Pix or Statoscope and working with artists to produce high quality and engine efficient art.
-Experience shipping titles for the AAA PC/Console Market
-Can work autonomously or collaboratively on features, with the ability to run with a problem or task and see it through from start to finish.
-Passion for keeping up with the latest trends in the games industry

Preferred Qualifications:
-Traditional or Digital art skills like painting, drawing, photography, etc.
-Experience shipping community-driven games, such as MMOs or games with significant live components.
-Fundamental understanding of one or more related disciplines – modeling, texturing, lighting, materials, or visual effects.

Pluses:
-Experience shipping a game in a Senior or Lead capacity
-Knowledge of UI and UX design for artists tool development
-Strong scripting skills, knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
-Can contribute cleanly written, well documented code to be shared across teams.
-Shader Writing
-Maya Plugin Development