About Company
Join Career.zycto and ignite your passion for innovation in a dynamic, creative studio where your technical artistry will directly shape groundbreaking interactive experiences. We thrive on pushing boundaries, empowering our teams to transform visionary concepts into stunning realities. For a Technical Artist, this means a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with both artistic and engineering minds, optimizing workflows, developing bespoke tools, and ensuring our projects achieve unparalleled visual and performance standards. If you’re eager to make a tangible impact, solve complex challenges, and contribute to a vibrant culture of excellence, Career.zycto offers the perfect platform for your talent to flourish and immediately make a difference.
Job Description
Are you a visionary Technical Artist with a passion for bringing digital worlds to life? Career.zycto is seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Technical Artist for an immediate start in our Namapa, Memba studio. This pivotal role bridges the gap between our talented art and engineering teams, ensuring the seamless integration of visual assets while maintaining peak performance across our diverse range of interactive projects. As a Technical Artist, you will be instrumental in defining and optimizing our asset pipelines, developing cutting-edge tools, and providing technical guidance to artists, empowering them to create stunning visuals without compromise. You will play a crucial part in maintaining aesthetic integrity and technical efficiency, tackling complex challenges related to shading, rendering, animation, and special effects. We are looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, possesses an excellent eye for detail, and has a strong understanding of game engine architecture and content creation workflows. If you’re ready to contribute to innovative projects from day one and elevate the visual fidelity of our next generation of experiences, we encourage you to apply. Your expertise will directly influence the quality and performance of our work, making every pixel count. Join us and help shape the future of interactive entertainment!
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain robust art pipelines and workflows for various content creation tools and game engines.
- Create, implement, and optimize custom tools, scripts, and shaders to enhance artistic capabilities and improve production efficiency.
- Optimize 3D assets, textures, materials, and scenes for performance and visual quality across target platforms.
- Collaborate closely with artists to troubleshoot technical issues, providing effective and timely solutions.
- Work alongside engineers to define technical specifications for art assets and ensure their seamless integration into the game engine.
- Conduct thorough technical reviews of art assets to ensure strict adherence to technical requirements and performance budgets.
- Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, new technologies, and emerging tools to drive innovation.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to the art team, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.
Required Skills
- Proficiency in industry-standard 3D content creation software (e.g., Maya, Blender, 3ds Max).
- Strong understanding of real-time rendering pipelines, PBR workflows, and shader development (HLSL/GLSL).
- Extensive experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, MEL, C#) for tool development and automation.
- Demonstrable experience with modern game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity).
- Solid grasp of performance optimization techniques for game assets and environments.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, keen attention to detail, and a proactive attitude.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely to non-technical team members.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Game Development, Digital Art, or a closely related technical field.
- Experience with procedural content generation tools (e.g., Houdini).
- Proven knowledge of VFX creation, optimization, and integration within a game engine.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Perforce or Git.
- A compelling portfolio demonstrating strong technical art skills and problem-solving abilities.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive salary package and performance-based bonuses.
- Comprehensive health and wellness programs to support your well-being.
- Extensive opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
- A dynamic, collaborative, and highly creative work environment.
- Relocation assistance for eligible candidates seeking to join us in Namapa.
- Flexible work arrangements where operational needs allow.
- Generous paid time off and observance of public holidays.
How to Apply
Eager to make an immediate impact? Submit your resume, cover letter, and a link to your portfolio (if applicable) by clicking the application link below. We look forward to reviewing your application and exploring how your skills align with our innovative projects.
