Senior Technical Artist (m/f) - Bigpoint GmbH

Senior Technical Artist (m/f)

We are seeking an experienced and passionate problem-solver to create the bridge between our Art and our Development departments. You will be working in a collaborative environment of artists, designers, and programmers and will be researching and enabling new ways to improve the visual quality within the technical limitation of the chosen platform.

Responsibilities:

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[li]Act as a bridge between the Programming and Art team, supporting the communication and understanding between the disciplines[/li][li]Improve pipelines for artists and designers[/li][li]Writing scripts to assists in tools & process solutions[/li][li]Develop shader and effects together with our engine developers[/li][li]Analyze and improve rendering performance and quality [/li][li]Report to the art director while keeping a direct line to the lead engineer[/li][li]Bring passion for collaboration [/li][/ul]

Requirements:

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[li]University degree in Art, Design, Computer Science or comparable qualification[/li][li]5+ years of industry experience as Technical Artist with participation in at least 2 titles or projects[/li][li]Extended experience in working with Unity[/li][li]Knowledge of 3D Studio MAX, Photoshop[/li][li]Background in low-poly modelling and texturing experience [/li][li]Natural curiosity to stay up-to-date with new technologies (Allegorithmic Substance etc)[/li][li]Experience with MAXscript, Python and C# is an advantage[/li][li]Self-motivation, good communication skills and a great team-player attitude[/li][li]Passion for Sci-fi and games[/li][li]Fluent English skills[/li][/ul]

Job Info:

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[li]Location: Hamburg, Germany[/li][li]Start date: as soon as possible[/li][li]Job type: full-time employment[/li][li]Relocation: assistance is offered[/li][/ul]

How to Apply:

If you feel that your talent and abilities would make a valuable contribution to our future, we’d love to hear from you!
Please apply online.


About Bigpoint:

Bigpoint is one of the leading developers and publishers of free to play games in the world. We believe that everybody should be able to play great games and, with an uncompromising focus on quality, strive to push the boundaries of gaming, exceeding our players expectations with fun, accessible and innovative content. Our portfolio of games includes hits such as Seafight, Darkorbit, Farmerama and Drakensang Online which across the years have built communities of over 350 million players. Our headquarters and publishing operations are located in Hamburg, Germany, and we have dedicated development hubs in Berlin, focused on AAA PC titles, and Lyon, focused on mobile titles. Our publishing activities extend over Europe and our games are available in over 32 languages and reach over 150 countries, we have notably built dedicated publishing offices in Seoul (South Korea) and San Francisco (USA).