Sr Procedural Technical Artist

Join the award-winning team that created God of War:

Santa Monica Studio - the team behind the legendary "God of War" franchise - is looking for a senior technical artist to join our Procedural Technical Art team. This is a great chance to get on board with a storied studio and an amazing team.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with artists to understand their goals and workflows
• Design and deliver procedural tools which empower artists to build great content
• Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks
• Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices

Requirements:

• Experienced production artist with solid understanding of art fundamentals
• Deep understanding of artist workflows
• Effective collaborator and communicator
• Technically proficient at geometry processing and procedural generation in Houdini
• Self-supporting in Python and VEX

Preferred Experience:

• Shader programming
• Real time graphics optimization
• Procedural texturing (Substance or similar)
• Familiar with USD and/or MaterialX