Technical Director supporting artists in the Cinematics team at Blizzard Entertainment. Developing tools, solving technical challenges, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring stories to life.
Responsibilities
Join our Cinematics team to support artists and their workflows
Build tools and solve technical challenges
Develop innovative technology to bring stories to life
Work closely with artists, producers, and technologists
Collaborate effectively to empower artists with cutting-edge tools
Requirements
Strong background in software development, with experience in developing, modifying, deploying, and debugging software on Linux and Windows environments
Experience writing tools or plugins for widely used third-party computer graphics programs
Solid understanding of computer graphics (CG) pipelines and workflows
Experience with third-party computer graphics programs such as Maya, Houdini, or Katana
Proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-departmental interactions
Genuine interest in a technical support capacity, assisting artists and team members
Ability to adapt to shifting priorities during production schedule changes
Experience developing tools using PyQt (extra points)
Understanding of computer graphics concepts such as raytracing and simulation (extra points)
Familiarity with common VFX platform libraries: openEXR, OpenVDB, Alembic, or USD (extra points)
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Engineering, or a related field (extra points)
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
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