Tencent
Tencent
Tencent is a technology company whose digital ecosystem spans communication, social networking, entertainment, commerce, advertising, and business services. Its platforms include Weixin and QQ, which connect users with one another and with digital content, while its broader portfolio covers online gaming, music, video, and financial technology. Tencent also provides services that help businesses engage customers and advance their digital operations.

Senior Technical Artist - Unreal Engine, Tencent (Irvine, CA)

Lead technical art for AAA game development at Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios in Irvine. Build Unreal Engine features, improve runtime performance, and guide technical art workflows and teams.

Description

  • Lead and deliver technical solutions for the art team
  • Establish quality standards and mentor junior Technical Artists
  • Coordinate with internal teams to implement and manage in-house and outsourced assets
  • Advance high-end visual features that strengthen the game design
  • Prototype and create graphics features requiring advanced technical expertise
  • Improve content-creation methods and workflows for greater efficiency and quality
  • Partner with Art, Engineering, and Production to address dependencies and requirements
  • Help the Art team diagnose tools and game-related issues
  • Improve runtime performance and reduce memory consumption

Requirements

  • Deep knowledge of content-creation pipelines spanning modeling, UV mapping, texturing, shading, lighting, effects, rigging, and animation
  • Hands-on experience with contemporary game content-creation workflows
  • Track record as a Technical Artist on shipped AAA games
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with capacity to work independently
  • Broad digital art expertise across modeling, shading, lighting, and visual effects
  • Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine technologies, including materials and Blueprints
  • Strong command of linear algebra and calculus
  • Understanding of real-time physically based materials and rendering (PBR)
  • Experience with the Substance tools and/or Houdini
  • Knowledge of lower-level programming languages such as C++
  • Understanding of shader languages including HLSL or GLSL
  • Extensive scripting experience for DCC tools, using languages such as Python or C#

Benefits

  • Eligibility for a sign-on payment
  • Eligibility for relocation assistance
  • Eligibility for restricted stock units
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Disability coverage
  • Participation in a 401(k) plan
  • 15 to 25 vacation days annually, depending on tenure
  • Up to 13 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Up to 10 paid sick days annually

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