Ubisoft Barcelona looking for a TA

Hi!

Ubisoft barcelona is looking for a medium level technical artist, so if you are looking for a job and relocating to barcelona is not a problem for you… Find the position description below:

Ubisoft is a world leader in the entertainment industry, with a variety of hit brands including Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy or family games (e.g. Imagine or Petz titles). To build on its achievements and share its future successes, Ubisoft is looking for new talent for its development studios.
Ubisoft Studios is located in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona). Among other titles, we must mention Your Shape Wii, My Fitness Coach Wii, Driver IV Parallel Lines Wii, Monster 4x4 World Circuit Wii and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Xbox 360.

Job Title:
Technical Artist

Your Mission:
You’ll be part of the Barcelona Studios bringing your talent and experience on the development of Ubisoft forthcoming titles.

Experience:
A minimum of 2 years of experience in video game industry.

Responsibilities:
• Help on designing and implementing art pipelines
• Design, build and maintain scripts for the art team
• Troubleshoot problems and find appropriate solutions
• Assist the team in learning new technologies and processes

Qualifications:
• Strong overall artistic ability (composition, color, motion, etc.)
• Good knowledge and understanding of the video game (current gen) development processes and techniques
• Strong understanding of rendering budgets and other technical issues related to performance in real-time engines
• Experience collaborating with graphic programmers and mentoring artists
• Strong overall knowledge of 3DS Max (modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation)
• Scripting knowledge (Maxscript)
• Strong learning skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent team work, communication and tutoring skills
• Honest and autonomous in planning and handling your tasks
• Written and spoken English

As a bonus…
• Experience on gen 3 consoles (Wii, Xbox360, PS3)
• Experience on other industries (TV, Film)
• Knowledge of other programming languages (Python, C#, C++, Java Script, Action Script)
• Zbrush and Motion Builder
• University Degree or equivalent
• Written and spoken Spanish

To Apply:
Please send us your CV and a cover letter along with your portfolio to show us your skills and abilities as Technical Artist. Include your name, and the job title “Technical Artist” in the subject of your message.
Please reply via email to montse.villar@ubisoft.com

Thanks!!!
R.