Technical Artist

Toast VR is looking for a Technical Artist specialised in tool development. The ideal
candidate will be a jack of all trades able to work independently from a brief, helping guide
the technical art within a VR title. You will have a strong understanding of how to combine
artistic vision with technology.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and update tools that help speed up artistic development
• Supporting level designers with tools they require to speed up level design
• Bridging the gap between developers, level designers and the art team
• Creating and maintaining modular asset sets
• Level Lighting
• Shaders
• Stylized VFX implementation
• Aiding with the optimisation of assets and levels
• UI Implementation

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of content creation tools such as Maya, 3DS Max or Blender
• Experience with Houdini and Houdini Engine
• Experience with Unity
• Minimum of 3 years professional experience as a 3D artist
• Ability to work independently and QA your own work
• Able to converse in English
• Excellent time management skills
• An up to date portfolio showcasing a selection of technical art, demonstrating a solid understanding of the technical skills required to build a variety of tools

Bonus Points:

• You have a passion for stylized art
• You enjoy creating environments
• You are able to rig within Maya
• Knowledge of node based programs such Houdini and Substance Designer
• High level Scripting knowledge such as Python, MEL, C#
• Experience with VR &/or mobile game development
• Self motivated and proactive
• At least one published title

The ideal candidate will be able to work in-studio, at our office in Burleigh Heads, Queensland.
However, remote work is an option for the right candidate.

Please send your CV and portfolio to jobs@toast.com.au