Technical engineer Jobs in Vancouver, BC

Who We Are

Founded in 2023 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2Ks next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. Were building a world-class team at our new Vancouver BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas technical excellence and creative collaboration. Were seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If youre interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

As a Technical Artist at 2K Sports Lab you will help bridge the gap between our engineering and art teams. This role requires proven experience and artistic versatility to handle a variety of technical art challenges. You will collaborate with the art team to improve the look and feel of our game using Unreal Engine 5. Youll also assist with developing exporter tools UE Blueprints and shaders maintaining performance issues while supporting the more technical aspects of crafting art.

What Youll Do

• Enjoy creative problem-solving and have the chance to create prototypes and iterate on your work by using UE 5.
• Partner with our Leads and Artists to establish high performing content workflows and any tools further the quality of life of Artists.
• Ensure that solutions are optimized following the aspired style technical requirements and production constraints while crafting and maintaining verbose workflow documentation and training materials for your work.
• Identify and resolve technical art issues in a broad range of areas including : characters environments tools / scripting procedural / automation shaders lighting VFX renderings physics.
• Develop Python scripts and tools tailored to enhance Artist and Animator workflows in Maya and Motionbuilder.
• Communicate daily with all teams to ensure the technical art remains in alignment with the project goals.

What Will Make You A Great Fit

The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between $71400 and $105720 per Year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for employees in regular roles may also include other elements including a bonus and / or equity awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and / or other benefits provided that temporary or intern roles will not be eligible for many of these payments or benefits. Details of participation in compensation and benefit plans (if applicable) will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal employment opportunities including the ability to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us if you need an accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions about the Companys accommodation policy and review process.

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Key Skills

3ds Max,Computer Graphics,Perforce,Zbrush,Unreal Engine,Maya,Painting,Teaching,Adobe Photoshop,Digital Art,Music Therapy,Unity

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 71400 - 105720