Technical Artist (Full Time) - Valencia, CA
WayForward is an independent videogame developer based in Valencia, California.
Over a quarter century we’ve become one of the biggest independent developers out there, and house some of the finest talent in the video game industry. We got our start in the PC, Super Nintendo and Genesis era of gaming, rode the educational CD-ROM wave through the 90’s, and eventually found our way back onto handhelds and consoles. We’ve built our reputation on solid gaming fundamentals, feature-quality character animation, and flexibility and know-how when it comes to bringing entertainment brands into the world of gaming – both original characters of our own design, or comic book and tinsel town favorites. Over the last few years we’ve become mainstays in the area of rebooting classic game series.
We want to create the most entertaining games under the sun. Our goal is to engage, delight, surprise, and match wits with gamers of all ages on whatever devices they can be found!
We are currently seeking an experienced Technical Artist to work across multiple projects, with multiple game engines. In addition to having good 3d art skills, applicants should also be proficient at designing and trouble shooting art pipelines, and should have a good amount of experience working with modern 3d game engines.
Responsibilities
- Character rigging and weighting- 3DSMax tools support for artists
- Maya scripting is a bonus (Mel/Python)
- Troubleshooting art pipelines
- Researching new art tech and engine features to support the art team
- Exporting, and importing animation assets
- Solid knowledge of rigging
- Solid knowledge of shaders
- Strong communication skills
- Expert knowledge of Unity and Unreal game engines
- Experience with scripting in Maxscript for 3DSMax
- Great attention to detail
- Self motivated
- Good problem solving skills
- And a passion for making games!