Senior Technical Artist - CCP Games - Iceland

CCP Reykjavik is looking for one talented individual to be a part of the creative team that brought the world the groundbreaking MMO title, EVE Online. This particular opening requires that the candidate be motivated; possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with a cross-disciplinary group.

The Technical Artist will work closely with engineering, art, and design and will be responsible for understanding and maintaining art production pipelines, the game data structure, to help refine work flow throughout the life of the project. The primary task of this employee will be addressing areas of the game that needs both a technical touch and an artistic eye. The Technical Artist will be called upon to support art and level design staff, create prototypes and test data, write documentation, tools and systems, while working with engineering and art on design and implementation.

Major responsibilities include:

  • Coding support of in-house asset pipelines.
  • Coding support of Tools and Processes for…
  • Environment Art
  • Level Design
  • Work closely with programmers to support changes to Rendering, Lighting, and other systems.

Required Experience:

  • 5+ years professional game development experience
  • Must have shipped at least one AAA title.
  • Proven ability to Multitask and prioritize competing demands.
  • Follow through on details.
  • Communicate complex ideas across disciplines effectively.
  • Implement complex and abstract solutions in code.
  • Strong problem solving abilities.
  • Deep knowledge of Art Concepts and their practical applications.
  • Solid understanding of game creation processes & dependencies.
  • Broad awareness of the range of technical problems effecting 3D Art production.

Required skills:

  • Experience with Maya, polygonal modeling, rendering and animation
  • Scripting skills (Python, Mel, Lua)
  • 3D math (basic linear algebra) knowledge a must

Preferred Candidates will have:

  • Game modding or level design experience
  • Familiarity with modern Level editing Tools
  • Experience with C++

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