Principal Technical Artist

Description

Principal Technical Artist needed to work on one of our most exciting Fighting titles!!

Position Summary
The Principal Technical Artist works direct with the Technical Art Director on art processes and tools required to develop AAA sports fighting games.

Key Responsibilities
•Help lead Art Department to deliver at the highest visual quality bar
•Work with Art and Engineering Departments to create new techniques, assess risks and provide solutions for art development
•Performance testing to help create optimized and efficient artwork
•Effectively communicate technical and artistic ideas with team members, verbally, visually and with documentation
•Create documentation and training media for team
•Help mentor and grow team members

Essential Job Functions
•Self-motivated with the ability to drive others
•Expert knowledge of common digital art authoring tools including 3DS Max, Photoshop, ZBrush
•Familiarity with all current digital art creation techniques including modeling, texturing, shaders, etc.
•History of developing optimal skeletal and facial systems, including rigging and weighting

THQ is an equal opportunity employer