Technical Artist

Description

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a technical artist to work on the newest installment of our award-winning real-time strategy (RTS) game, StarCraft II and the all new action game Heroes of the Storm. The focus will be on bringing our game characters and models to a finished state from both a technical and performance perspective. Responsibilities include rigging, performance optimizations, and general bug-fixing of in-game assets. The ideal candidate has thorough knowledge of 3ds Max with an interest in, and technical understanding of, optimizing 3D models, animations, and shaders.

Requirements

• Knowledge of rigging in 3D content creation software, such as 3ds Max, Maya, or XSI
• Strong technical background and a positive attitude
• Detail-oriented and efficient
• High self-motivation and initiative
• Able to communicate and coordinate between internal teams
• A desire for helping others and to improve art content pipeline

Pluses

• Working knowledge of 3ds Max
• Understanding of GPU shaders
• Knowledge of MaxScript or Python
• Modeling and animation skills in 3D content creation software
• Documentation writing for art pipeline
• Previous game production experience
• Knowledge of the StarCraft game series

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
• Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
• What games you are currently playing

**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered