Gunzilla Games
Summary
Gunzilla Games, an independent AAA developer, is seeking a Senior Procedural Technical Artist to join their team. The ideal candidate should have a good understanding of 3D modeling workflows, expert knowledge of Houdini and the creation of Houdini Digital Assets, and working knowledge of Python and Houdini's Python API. The responsibilities of the role include creating best practices and optimal workflows, speeding up world building, creating developer-friendly tools, and mentoring other team members. Gunzilla Games values players first and foremost, commitment to engagement and quality, making bold moves and innovating, and being open and honest. The company offers flexible working, health insurance, revenue-based bonuses, English/German courses, 25 annual paid vacation and sick days, public transportation, relocation and accommodation support, and office perks and gym membership. The recruitment process involves filling in a registration form and sending a CV and portfolio, followed by a Zoom call with the recruitment team, hiring manager and team Zoom interviews, and a competency test if required.
Job description
ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES
Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.
Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.
Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Scott Probin, Studio Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Oleksiy Plaksin, Lead Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).
OUR VALUES
- Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
- We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
- Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre.
- Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
- Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.
ABOUT THE JOB
Gunzilla Games are looking for a Senior Procedural Technical Artist to join us.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with artists to create best practices and optimal workflows
- Speed up the world building while being able to adopt to artistic and project-requirements
- Create developer-friendly tools
- Streamline workflows by proactively finding solutions and by working with the production teams
- Research and develop prototypes for art pipelines and help bring your coworkers’ ideas to life
- Mentoring of other team members
REQUIREMENTS
- Good understanding of 3D modeling workflows
- Expert knowledge of Houdini and the creation of Houdini Digital Assets
- Working knowledge of Python and Houdini's Python API
- Take ownership of tools that are memory efficient and performant
- Provide clear solutions to complicated issues
- Ability to think out-of-the-box to overcome technical challenges
- Ability to self-direct, and be autonomous when required
GUNZILLA OFFERS
- Flexible Working & Work from Home
- Health Insurance
- Revenue Based Bonuses
- English / German Courses
- 25 Annual Paid Vacation & Sick Days
- Public Transportation
- Relocation & Accommodation Support
- Office Perks & Gym Membership
COME AS YOU ARE
Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.
· Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV & Portfolio, if applicable
· If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.
· After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.
· Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.
· Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.
· If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.
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Location: FrankfurtKyiv /
Country: ,Germany,Ukraine
Date found: 2023-03-17