Senior UI Tech Artist

2KFrisco, TX

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

Benefits

Disability Insurance

Job Description

Who We Are

The Gearbox Entertainment Company is home to a world-class team that entertains the world with award-winning and genre-defining video games. Our games are entrenched with rich universes that are expanded upon via transmedia storytelling, live experiences, and consumer products. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for developing successful game franchises such as Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Brothers in Arms, as well for continued development of acquired properties including Duke Nukem, Risk of Rain, and Homeworld.

The company was founded as Gearbox Software in 1999 by a team of industry veterans and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The Gearbox Entertainment Company is proud to be part of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

For more information, visit www.GearboxSoftware.com.

What We Are Looking For

We're looking for a Senior Technical UI Artist to join our team. You'll set the standard for building the fundamental UI systems that will take us into that future. You'll own and drive the implementation of key UI materials, working closely with designers, artists, producers, programmers and more.

Responsibilities

Work with UI artists and team to create best practices and optimal workflows.
Communicate and work closely with UI programmers to develop new engine features.
Analyze memory and performance throughout a project's development.
Create efficient and user friendly shaders for use in game.
Analyze and communicate the technical challenges for UI art and UX design concepts.
Research and develop prototypes for art pipelines and help bring your coworkers' ideas to life.

Qualifications

6+ Years of industry experience.
Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, specifically the material editor and UMG.
Able to collaborate and work well with teams from various disciplines.
Take ownership of shippable quality content/systems that are memory efficient and performant.
Ability to think out-of-the-box to overcome technical challenges.
Ability to self-direct, and be autonomous when it is required.

Nice-to-Haves

Working knowledge of HLSL or GLSL.
Working knowledge of Python scripting or another programming language.
Good knowledge of a 3D modeling application and an image editor.
Experience with current generation platforms (Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5).
Experience with other popular or proprietary engines (Unity, etc).
Strong balance of creative/visual aesthetics and technical skills

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Gearbox Entertainment is committed to ensuring that all team members work in an environment free from discrimination and harassment, and one that reflects the diversity of the world it strives to entertain. As an equal opportunity employer, Gearbox Entertainment does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Gearbox Entertainment is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, and to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by individuals without disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point during the job application process, please contact us for more information.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

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