Pipeline Technical Artist (SFD / Cinematics)

Team Name:

Cinematics

Job Title:

Pipeline Technical Artist (SFD / Cinematics)

Requisition ID:

R025100

Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment's cinematics team is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Pipeline Technical Artist to support and develop our production pipeline. You will work closely with artists and other developers to design and improve workflows, build tools, and provide technical support. You should have a broad knowledge of tools and workflows currently used in the game industry, familiarity with CG/VFX, as well as direct experience with digital asset management and pipeline tool development. Excellent communication skills are a must.

This role is a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. 

This is a full-time staff position.

What You Bring to the Table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for artists in production
• Maintain our existing code base and develop new libraries and tools as necessary
• Contribute to the design and development of our production workflows
• Mentor the team around you to ensure art is technically compliant and performant
• Directly contribute to establishing and improving artist workflows

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in developing pipeline tools and workflows in a CG production environment
• Experience with real-time asset implementation and optimization
• Experience with PyQt / PySide development

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent knowledge of Unreal, having shipped Unreal-authored content
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Python and object-oriented programming practices
• Strong working knowledge of Maya
• Strong understanding of the CG production process, from asset creation to final implementation

Ket Attributes

• Strong desire to function in a technical support role

Extra Points:

• Experience with Substance Painter & Designer
• Experience with Pixar's USD file format
• Shotgun production management software
• Familiarity with Blizzard games and Cinematics
   

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet