Technical Artist

Has to sit in the Bay Area, CA

ABOUT THIS FEATURED OPPORTUNITY

The ideal candidate will be working with multiple platforms, DCC, and engines to help shape the pipeline for the avatar system.

This teammate drives work independently while collaborating closely across team & disciplines. The ideal candidate will understand their problem space, collect information proactively from managers, leads, peers, and XFN to figure out solutions.

The scale of work this individual will be contributing will be seen by billions of customers, resulting in huge impact! The individual will be working on great projects with a talented team!

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU

• Partner closely and lead the engineering and design teams in defining and developing content & systems
• Design, manage and maintain the character pipeline with cross functional disciplines like art, design, engineering, and PM
• Manage the technical animation pipeline including developing Maya tools and plug-ins for rigging and animation, and hooking up animations
• Develop broad technical expertise to assist in a wide variety technical and artistic tasks
• Quickly solve issues with cross-functional leads
• Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environment

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• 5+ years of scripting / programing experience with (ex. Python, JavaScript, C#)
• Creating tools and automation for one or more DCC packages in character pipelines
• Game engines (Unity, Unreal, Godot, Frostbite, etc.) & on game development teams
• Game animation and animation behavior systems
• Game / runtime profiling and optimization techniques
• Runtime animation trees
• Parametric clothing systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

C++ is a bonus

BENEFITS

• Company sponsored Health, Dental and Vision coverage
• 15 days of accrued PTO per year

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Advantis Global is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit, qualifications and abilities.

Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, political affiliation, union membership, marital or registered domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law ( Protected Characteristic ).

Additionally, Advantis Global is committed to promoting pay equity and prohibits harassment of any employee on the basis of any Protected Characteristic.

• Advantis Global is a progressive and open-minded collective. If you’re smart, optimistic and care about being awesome at what you do, come as you are! We welcome you with open arms.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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