Senior Technical Artist Dublin (Ireland) 2K Technical Art Senior (5+ years)

Gamecompanies; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gamecompanies is seeking a talented developer to join their team. The role involves enhancing workflows, mentoring team members, and contributing to the development of high-quality game assets. Candidates should have experience with game engines, strong technical skills, and a passion for video game development.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a game engine (e.g., Unreal, Unity).
• Strong grasp of art principles as applied to video games.
• Experience optimizing assets (LOD, fps, memory footprint).

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the team to refine workflows and content authoring processes.
• Mentor and teach others on tool usages and best practices.
• Create and maintain shaders and materials for games.

Skills

Technical wizardry

Team collaboration

Experience with game engines

Understanding of 3D art principles

Experience developing shaders

Job description

2K is headquartered in Novato, California, and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers, and doers are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio, which currently includes several AAA, sports, and entertainment brands such as NBA 2K, BioShock, Borderlands, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, and XCOM; popular WWE 2K and WWE SuperCard franchises; TopSpin 2K25; and the critically acclaimed PGA TOUR 2K.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do their best work! We invite all applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested and believe you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with the team to refine workflows and content authoring processes.
2. Mentor and teach others on tool usages, technical workflows, and best practices.
3. Support the team with technical guidance around modern lighting models such as PBR.
4. Support real-time performance on a broad range of games.
5. Implement and set up assets in the game engine.
6. Help support tools and pipelines in DCC applications such as Maya, Substance, Photoshop, and Unreal.
7. Create and maintain shaders and materials of various complexities, styles, and levels of detail.
8. Create written or video documentation to aid information sharing.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

• You pride yourself on using your technical wizardry to enhance the development experience.
• Work towards understanding the "whys" of how things work and communicate findings clearly.
• Motivated to learn, seek new wisdom, and mentor others.
• Experience working with a game engine (e.g., Unreal, Unity, or AAA proprietary engines).
• Good understanding of how 3D art assets are created in a professional environment.
• Strong grasp of art principles as applied to video games.
• Experience fostering positive and effective team collaboration.
• Understanding of how tools and pipelines impact development performance.
• Experience optimizing assets (LOD, fps, memory footprint).
• Experience developing shaders with HLSL or GLSL.
• Experience developing tools with Python, C++, or C# is a plus.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and employment. Please contact us if needed.

Please note: 2K Games and its studios do not use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts for contact or interviews. All official communication is conducted via 2K.com accounts.