Job Description

TECHNICAL ARTISTOverview
Secret Location is seeking a Technical Artist to join the creative team for a new location-based experiential project. Utilizing projection mapping and interaction tracking, the project will push creative and technical boundaries to deliver a unique audience experience. We are seeking an artist who is comfortable working in new formats, can join in troubleshooting problems in a team setting, take ownership of their tasks and bring something from concept to completion.Responsibilities
Create and implement 3D animation and visual effects for the experience, including:

• Create real-time VFX utilizing technical art tools such as shader editors and particle systems
• Design and adjust VFX to respond dynamically to user input data (motion sensors)
• Integrate VFX into Unreal Engine projects
• Optimize animation assets in-engine to improve performance of the experience

• Commit and maintain work on a source control and asset management server
• Define and maintain a consistent and high-quality visual style, in line with art direction
• Collaborate with creative and technical leads to design and maintain an art pipeline that supports and pushes the visual quality of the project
• Help identify and implement art-pipeline optimization and automatization
• Create and maintain technical artwork documentation

• Collaborate closely with art director, technical lead, and developers
• Actively participate in team status meetings and review presentations
• Incorporate feedback from review sessions with project leads
• Work according to project tasks and timelines assigned by the project manager

• Intermediate level: 2-3 years' experience as a Technical Artist
• Portfolio and/or demo reel showcasing technical artwork experience
• Strong knowledge of one or more major 3D packages, such as: Cinema 4D, Max, Maya, Blender, Houdini, ZBrush and/or MudBox
• Experience creating and optimizing 3D animated VFX in real-time engines (Unity, Unreal)

• Knowledge of the technical constraints relating to real time game or experience development

• Experience with VR, game or experiential 3D production pipelines
• Experience with creating immersive, interactive, projection mapping or AR-based content

• Experience working with motion tracking or interaction sensors such as Kinect, Lidar
• Experience with use of Github and Sourcetree (or similar) for build management and version control

• Unreal Engine v4.27+

• 3D animation packages, such as: Cinema 4D, Max, Maya, Blender, Houdini, ZBrush and/or MudBox
• Github, Sourcetree
• Google Workspace, Slack and project management software, such as: Asana, Jira/Confluence or Notion

• Computer (GTX 10-series GPU or better, Windows 10+)
• Webcam and headphones, for video calls

• 3-month contract with possibility to extend

• 40 hours / week