We are looking for a Senior Technical Artist (f/m/d) who will be responsible for developing, supporting and documenting our art pipeline and techniques used by art, technical art and animation teams.

This is a full-time position based in Düsseldorf, Germany which requires working onsite. We offer a relocation package to assist with this.

• Daily support for Art and Tech teams. 
• Enabling other team members to achieve tasks in an efficient & consistent manner. 
• Developing tools & scripts for Maya, MotionBuilder, 3DMax, Photoshop, Substance Designer and other 3D/2D packages and in-house tools. 
• Creation & maintenance of documentation for Technical Art features and tools to provide for the team. 

• Deep knowledge of the following: Python, C# (C++, Java a plus)
• Deep knowledge of Maya and/or MotionBuilder, 3DMax (Photoshop, Substance Designer, Houdini a plus)
• Strong Knowledge of 3D engines
• Knowledge of tools used in the parametric creation of nodes
• Experience working on shipped AAA titles for consoles and/or pcs, as Senior Technical Artist.
• Perfect understanding of traditional and of physically based rendering (PBR) pipeline
• Shader writing or shader building skills
• Rigging experience is always a plus
• Familiarity with the creation of user-friendly tools/systems
• Perfect understanding of art optimization techniques
• Experience and understanding of art/animation pipelines for game engines
• A great ability to think creatively to overcome technical challenges
• Experience in video-game production as Technical Artist (minimum 5 years)
• Great communication skills and a positive attitude
• Strong organisational skills