Limit Break is hiring a
Technical Artist

Summary

The job is for a Technical Artist at Limit Break, a mobile gaming company specializing in blockchain technology. The role involves optimizing the art pipeline for a new game, working with various teams, and defining best practices for blockchain technologies.

Requirements

• Passion for iterative design and peer-to-peer culture
• Experience defining and creating new tools for Artists to increase iterative speed
• 4+ years of production and development experience in games or related industries
• 4+ years experience working in Unity, or similar engines in a technical art capacity
• Experience in developing scripts, tools, and programs for art-related pipelines and workflows, written in Python/C# or similar languages
• Experience with at least one or more industry-level DCC 3D applications. (Maya, Max, Blender, Modo)
• Experience with at least one or more industry-level DCC 2D applications. (Photoshop)
• Basic Knowledge of all art disciplines including concept, character, animation, environment, VFX, UI, lighting, shading, and rendering

Responsibilities

• Work with Art & Development Teams to produce technically correct art content and integrate into Unity
• Support artists and engineers in the use of the existing art pipeline and user-facing engine tools
• Provide hands-on support to artists and engineers focusing on asset performance and validation
• Review creative process and identify opportunities for tool improvements
• Develop 3D art pipeline tools and extensions with an eye towards usability and efficiency
• Solve challenging technical issues in the 3D asset pipeline
• Collaborate with engineers and testers to diagnose and resolve in-game problems
• Inspire and empower the art team to optimize their processes
• Maintain communication with peers in all departments
• Collaborate with art and client engineering teams to identify, define, and enforce performance budgets, requirements, and other validations for art assets in the game
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues and solve core problems in cooperation with the development team
• Identify opportunities to incorporate new technologies and techniques to maximize art workflow efficiencies and empower the creative team to express their vision in our products

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience profiling and optimizing art assets for memory and performance considerations
• Broad interest in real-time rendering technologies and art asset creation tools
• Experience with procedurally created or generated content
• Experience in developing Anime with an Asian flair in a video game production is a huge plus