Senior Technical Artist

3 weeks ago


Los Angeles, United States Riot Games Full time

The mission of Technical Art on Teamfight Tactics  is to establish and improve the systems, tools, rigs, and workflows that unleash the creativity of our artists and allow the production of the best possible art content for our players and for our future.

As a Senior Tech Artist, you will help define the technical art needs across all of the different creative and technical teams on TFT. You will partner with the Art Leads and Tech Art Manager to inform on best practices, pipelines, workflows, and asset production. You will also collaborate with Engineers to understand and refine the technical constraints of our game. Lastly, you will work with fellow Tech Artists and experts across the studio to ensure healthy and consistent practices across the discipline.

You will report to the Tech Art Manager of TFT. You will work with experts throughout our Tools teams in League Studios to guide future-facing workflows, pipelines, and standards, and build a long-term strategy for the technical implementation of the creative vision for TFT. You will support and mentor artists in designing and creating assets, tools, and documents according to best practices. You will identify strategic art resource needs and work with the Art Director and Tech Art Manager to promote hiring for all tech art roles on the team. As a part of the Art discipline, you'll develop strategies and collaborate with many different disciplines to achieve broader product goals.Responsibilities:

Define and level up the end-to-end workflow for our many creative disciplines, such as Character Art, Animation, Environment Art, Audio, UI/UX and VFXProvide technical support to artists working from our art workflows, collecting data to further improve the tools they are using, making recommendations and improvementsProfile memory and performance on TFT and its systems, and provide insight and guidance on how to optimize our content with technical constraints in mindBe an active member of the Tech Art community within Riot, participate in craft-focused meetings and events, and actively mentor for other Technical Artists in their craftBuild close relationships with the artists and engineers you work alongside to better understand their needs and collaborate on tool and pipeline developmentSpread knowledge of the team’s processes through documentation and help teams expand their technical know-howConsistently give and take constructive feedback, direct next steps, and communicate clear goals and outcomes to your teamRequired Qualifications:6+ years experience as a technical artist in games or related industriesExpertise in game development using modern game engines such as Unreal or UnityExpertise in industry standard content creation tools, such as Maya and PhotoshopFluency in modern scripting languages and related UI frameworks, such as Python and PyQt/PySideDesired Qualifications:Experience with C# and C++Experience with PBR content pipelines, such as Substance Painter/DesignerExperience with content optimization techniques and software, such as Houdini or SimplygonExperience working in mobile development and cross-platform games

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you

Our Perks

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.



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