TITLE: Expert Lighting Artist

REQUIREMENTS: 3 years of experience in the job or 3 years of experience as an Artist, or related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for creating captivating and visually appealing lighting designs for game environments. Work closely with the art and design teams to understand the game’s vision, themes, and mood. Develop lighting concepts that enhance the atmosphere, highlight important game elements, and create the desired emotional impact on players. Implement lighting solutions effectively within the game engine, ensuring optimal performance and visual fidelity. Continuously stay updated on the latest advancements in real-time lighting techniques, dynamic lighting systems, and global illumination methods to push the boundaries of visual quality in our games. Collaborate closely with artists, level designers, and other team members to ensure cohesive integration of lighting with the game’s overall art direction. Facilitate effective communication and foster a collaborative environment where ideas and feedback are shared to elevate the quality of lighting in our games. Establish lighting guidelines, create documentation, and implement efficient processes to streamline the lighting production pipeline. Actively work on optimizing lighting solutions to ensure smooth gameplay.

Salary range: $180,000/year to $213,950/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#23191/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
2701 Olympic Blvd, Bldg. B
Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Headquarters)

Jobsite: Woodland Hills, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Character Technical Artist

REQUIREMENTS: 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as an Artist, Technical Artist, 3D Generalist Artist, or related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Create and support the character rigs. Work with the art department to make sure character models are created properly and are ready to be rigged. Work with the animation department to create easy to use rigs that can support the creation of amazing keyframed animated performances. Rig, skin, and create simulations for cloth and hair in Maya across a diverse set of characters and monsters. Help streamline the content creation pipeline to help artists work more efficiently. Work hand in hand with other character technical artists, helping mentor and guide them throughout the production.

Salary range: $94,036/year to $124,000/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#23241/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
1 Blizzard Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Pipeline Technical Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as a Technical Artist, Pipeline TD, Rigging TD, or related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Design, build, implement, and improve art tools and related software. Collaborate and communicate across departments. Evaluate the needs of development team members, and identify issues, to understand and support them. Deliver innovative tool solutions that will help artists develop epic visual content for world-class player experiences. Spearhead technical art development for specific projects, and initiatives to standardize solutions across the organization. Champion processes and advocate towards streamlining tools and processes

Salary range: $119,038/year to $142,600/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#23257/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
1 Blizzard Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)