Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 4 years of experience as a Technical Artist in the gaming industry., Advanced expertise in real-time shader development using HLSL, GLSL, or Shader languages., Experience with Graphs and Material Editors in proprietary engines, Unreal, or Unity., Strong understanding of modern rendering pipelines, lighting, HDR, PBR workflows, and performance optimization..

Key responsibilities:

Develop and drive next-generation shaders, materials, and special effects.

Collaborate with artists and engineers to realize artistic vision with quality and performance.

Maintain technical asset production ensuring consistency, scalability, and reusability.

Participate in optimizing rendering pipelines and workflows across platforms.

Job description

Job Title:

Shader Technical Artist (Senior or above)

Requisition ID:

R025412

Job Description:

This position available in Malmö/SwedenorWarsaw/Poland forOn-Site Hybrid. For very experienced candidates with a proventrack recordof working remotely,WFH/Europeis a possibility.

Elsewhere Entertainmentis looking for aShaderTechnical Artistto join the development of a new IP.  

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highlyskilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining.  

As a member of the Technical Art department,you’llput your amazing skills to use solving a wide range of challenges, including implementing artisttoolsand defining our pipeline and workflows.  

As a member of the project,you’llhelp take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.  

You’llhelp us by…

Driving next-generationshaders,materialsand special effects, including asset creation pipelinesand workflow.

Collaboratingwithartists andengineers to deliver innovativeways of realizingour artistic visionin terms of quality, scale, andperformance.

Activelyparticipatingin maintainingtechnical asset productionin terms of consistency, scalability, performance, and reusability.

Working closely with engineersand peerstomaximize benefits of our next-genrendering pipeline.

You’reawesome because you have…

4+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in the games industry.

Advancedexpertisein real-time shader development HLSL/GLSL/Shader.

Experience working withGraphs/MaterialEditorsinProprietary Game Engines, Unreal or Unity.

Strong understanding ofmodernrendering pipelines, lighting,HDR,and post-processing effects.

Solid grasp of PBR workflows and performance optimization techniques.

Experience profiling andoptimizingshaders andrenderingperformance across platforms.

Ability to bridge the gap between art and engineering with clear communication and documentation.

Bonus points for…

Experience working on AAA titles.Special preference forshipped titleswith high visual fidelity and/or large content variety.

Experience working withadvanced rendering concepts:ray tracing, screen-space effects,compute shaders,meshlets,tessellation, …

Proven leadership or managerial experience.

Knowledge of Niagara (Unreal) or VFX Graph (Unity).

Experience transferring materials/shaders between different workflows/DCCs/shader languages.

Experience with machine learning.

Experience withOpenUSD,MaterialX,and similar technologies.

Experience working with consoles.

Enjoyment of playing a variety of video game genres and titles.

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.  

Our World 

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment.We’redriven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.  

We’renot just looking back at our decades-long legacy;we’reforging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.  

We’rein the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.  

Ready to Activate Your Future?  

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