Tech Artist - VFX

Tantalus South are looking for a Technical Artist specializing in VFX and shaders, to join our team in our Adelaide CBD Studio.

As a Technical Artist (VFX), your role is to craft and integrate dynamic real-time visual effects, help improve technical pipelines, workflows and VFX creation techniques / tools, and support overall art creation and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Create or re-invent VFX and shaders.
• Confidently communicate with other disciplines, including 3D art and engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward.
• Support art content production by advancing art pipelines, workflows and methodologies.
• Develop tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity.
• Asset optimisation, integration, performance profiling and validation.
• Collaborate with other Technical Artists to maintain and further improve on project / studio tools and workflows.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Assist with asset creation or re-invention in domains outside your area of expertise if needed.
• Expectations
• Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions.
• Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development.
• Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team.
• Be available for technical support for the art and animation team.
• Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally.
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture.
• Requirements
• Approx. 10+ years of Games Industry experience (Senior).
• Experience in art and animation content creation.
• Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change.
• Artistic eye and solid understanding of art pipeline.
• Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript.
• Knowledge of industry DCC packages – Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Adobe Suite – with strong foundational knowledge in at least one.
• Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5.
• Skills and interest in - Shader development, Pipeline and tool development, VFX / Particles, Real-time physics simulations.
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Bonus Skills
• Skills and interest in one or more areas - Character rigging, Procedural asset generation, Lighting, Real-time rendering and post-effects, Asset optimisation and performance profiling.
• Experience in AAA game development.
• Familiarity with Maya API.
• Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer.
• Experience with console development – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.
• Traditional art / drawing / painting / photography skills.
• Benefits
• Competitive Market Rate Remuneration.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• We offer a range of flexible working arrangements including - full-time, compressed week, and hybrid work.
• Benefits and discounts through our employee portal, Employment Hero.
• Best of both worlds - perks of a global business with the intimacy of a small business.
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of next generation games and collaborate with some of the best in the industry.
• Wellbeing reimbursement for purchases relating to your health.