Senior Technical Artist - VALORANT, Premium Content
Riot Games2 days ago
Responsibilities
- Drive efforts for new cosmetic systems, translating unproven ideas into production-ready frameworks.
- Architect scalable Blueprint and hybrid systems for advanced cosmetic features.
- Prototype rapidly to validate creative and technical feasibility.
- Define and evangelize best practices for system design and performance.
- Collaborate with Art, Animation, VFX, Design, and Engineering teams.
- Lead development of foundational systems for advanced weapon logic and animation integrations.
- Identify long-term technical opportunities and risks to influence team strategy.
- Mentor other Technical Artists on architecture and system design.
- Develop tools and frameworks to enhance team efficiency.
- Profile and optimize experimental systems for performance.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in games or real-time engines.
- Deep expertise in Unreal Engine, including advanced Blueprint architecture.
- Strong familiarity with C++ for extending engine capabilities.
- Proven experience owning complex technical problems from concept to production.
- Experience building scalable systems/frameworks for multiple developers.
- Strong understanding of real-time performance and optimization strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and mentorship.
- Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines.
Benefits
- Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
- Medical, dental, and life insurance.
- Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
- 401k with company match.