Technical Artist - (f/m/d) at Klang Games

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Berlin, Berlin, Germany

At Klang, we create entertainment experiences that inspire people to deepen their understanding of the emergent nature of society and collectively envision a better future.

At the heart of Klang is SEED, an accessible, persistent world in which players share a history and shape a future. We provide an environment for a broad audience to belong and develop relationships in a society simulation inspired by life itself.

We aspire to bring people together through engaging media experiences and by building strong communities.It's a super exciting project, but for us to achieve a goal like this, we are going to need your help!

We are in search for a Technical Artist who can play a pivotal role in creating what we believe will be the first MMO of its kind.

So who would you be working with?

You would sit in our Tech Art team, responsible for developing and maintaining all aspects of the art pipeline, providing utility tools within DCCs, and developing Houdini/Unity/Maya/Standalone solutions in Python, C#, and Vex.

So, what would you be doing?

Own, implement, document, and maintain tools in our existing pipelines.
Identify technical solutions for artistic problems and workflows with a keen eye for performance, capacity, and scalability.
Support artists and designers on a day-to-day basis with technical and workflow questions.
Anticipate worst-case scenarios possible within a sandbox MMO with player-generated content and procedural environments.
Be part of an agile development cycle, working cross-team with Artists, Developers, Designers, and Quality Assurance.
Report to the Lead Technical Artist and Senior Art Lead

You could be the person we are searching for if you have…

3+ years of relevant experience working as a Technical Artist in a professional game development environment.
Pipeline and workflow design and development for asset delivery and creation
Everyday assistance to artists and designers
Knowledge of the PBR pipeline with the creativity on how to bend it to achieve artistic and performant results
Solid knowledge of Python
Experience with C#, especially in a Unity 3D environment for tool development
Solid understanding of DCCs like Maya, Blender, and/or Houdini from a scripting perspective
Experience with Unity 3D
Gives and receives constructive feedback and works well in a cross-team collaborative environment
High-level knowledge of the graphics pipeline within Video Games.
Solid understanding of Linear Algebra
Solid experience with version control systems like Git and Plastic SCM

Bonus points for...

Basic understanding of shading languages like GLSL or HLSL
Experience with rigging in Maya
Experience with VEX in Houdini
Understanding of performance bottlenecks and how to solve them
Experience with GitHub Actions and TeamCity
Experience with Houdini PDG networks

If you don’t feel that you quite meet all the requirements above, but the position still excites you and you think you would love to work for Klang, reach out! We still want to hear from you.

At Klang, we create products that inspire people to deepen their understanding of the emergent nature of society and collectively envision a better future.

At the heart of Klang is SEED an accessible, persistent world in which players share a history and shape a future. We provide an environment for a broad audience to belong and develop relationships in a society simulation inspired by life itself.

We explicitly encourage applications from applicants from groups underrepresented in games/tech spaces. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $45,000 - $70,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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