Sr Technical Artist United States, Los Angeles, CA Job at PlayStation in Los Ang

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Join the award-winning team that created God of War

Santa Monica Studio is seeking an experienced Technical Artist for the development of a new unannounced title!

You are into games – you love playing them and you love making them. You want to use your skills to create bigger and more impressive worlds and are full of ideas how to do so. And you’re half coder and half artist – you get both, you help each understand the other, and you can translate from art to tech and back again, so everyone gets the most out of the tools and knows what to ask for to get awesome art up onto the screen.

Responsibilities

• Research, define, improve, and maintain artist pipelines, tools, and workflows
• Ability to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the art production pipeline and all engine features, tools and systems associated with the creation of art assets
• Participate in art asset reviews to help identify technical concerns or risks
• Interface with stakeholders. Liaise between team members; drive collaborative projects
• Troubleshoot issues; resolve them : invent or build robust, quality technical implementations
• Mentor and guide team members in areas of expertise; instill best practices

Requirements

Preferred Experience

The base pay range is not final until an offer is extended and may vary by location and other factors. At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. The base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$120,600 - $180,800 USD

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Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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