Blizzard seeks Senior Technical Artist for World of Warcraft
Tanks are great and DPS is essential but if you head into a raid without support you could be in trouble. Every day, styluses in hand, our 3D artists mount up ready to create adventure. That’s where the technical artist comes in: Buffs, heals, resurrection and, yes, even crowd control are all in a day’s work.
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a top-notch senior technical artist to join the World of Warcraft team. You must have experience creating tools and developing pipelines for 3D artists. An expert understanding of 3dsMax is essential, as are advanced skills in creating tools using MaxScript.
With trusted allies at your side you’ll vanquish your foes and ride on to glory!
This is a staff position located at our Irvine, CA campus.
REQUIREMENTS
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical art or related capacity for game development or other CG production environment
- Extensive 3dsMax knowledge and experience including MaxScript
- Advanced experience with tools and pipeline creation and optimization to facilitate artistic production
- Highly collaborative with excellent technical and problem solving skills
- Able to mentor team members
PLUSES
- Python tool development for 3dsMax, Maya, Photoshop, or stand alone
- C++ or C# tool development
- Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Previously shipped one or more AAA PC or console titles as a technical artist or related role
- A passion for developing online games
- Understanding of the visual style of World of Warcraft and a passion to push it to the next level
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Resume required
- Cover letter required
- Portfolio and / or reel demonstrating relevant technical skills preferred