Technical Artist

Work Description

• Workflow construction and maintenance
• Tool production and maintenance for business efficiency
• Making proposals and doing technical research for improving graphic quality in new projects 

Requirements

• Experience in developing plug-ins and tools for DCC tools such as Maya
• Experience in developing tools using Python
• The attitude and ability to find, propose, and solve problems voluntarily

For new graduates, there is no need to meet all of the eligibility requirements. 
For those with no experience in the industry, it is not necessary to meet all of the eligibility requirements, but please appeal mainly with your abilities to compensate for this. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Skills in communicating with programmers and artists
• Experience developing with game engines
• Experience developing tools using C++/C#
• Experience developing rigging tools with Maya

Required Documents

• Japanese CV (Rirekisho with photo) ※if available
• CV with the following information:
  • List any and all games that you have been involved with, as well as your specific role/responsibilities in detail.
  • List any and all programming languages you are familiar with and years of experience with each language, as well as any production details you would like to highlight.
  • List any and all software programs (Photoshop, Maya, Eclipse, etc.) you are familiar with and years of experience with each software, as well as any production details you would like to highlight.
  • Pick 2 recent technical studies or related articles you have seen that you felt were technologically advanced and/or meaningful, and briefly state your reasonings.
  • Name 1 game you have recently played that captured your interest—technologically speaking—and briefly state your reasonings.
• Work Sample
  New graduates and those who are new to the industry must turn in sample work. Anyone else who would like to share their work may also send in samples.
  Please include the following:
  • An original programming work (will accept team projects). No restriction on type or number of work(s). Please send us anything that you feel would showcase your abilities
  • An execution file of the build
  • A video capture of the screen (because there is a chance the video won’t operate depending on the environment)
  • A “readme.txt” file with necessary instructions for the submitted works. Please also explain the following in the readme.txt file.
  • Execution method including the execution environment
  • What your biggest challenge was in creating the work
  • What area you especially put effort into and would like us to focus on
  • If there were any source files you used for reference, what areas did you pull for reference? Please note the file name(s) for those area(s).

Notes

If you used a library, functions, etc. that were created by other people, please separate those parts into a different file and list those file names.

This also applies to the following scenarios:

• If you used a function created by someone else
• If you referenced more than half of a source file
• If you used a free library (please specify the library name)
• If you used a library created by someone else (please specify the library name)

Please exclude confidential sources and information before submitting.

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Contract employee (promotion to Full-Time Employee is possible)

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)

[WORK HOURS] 10:00 ｰ 18:45 or Discretionary Labor System
Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for full-time employees only), incentives (for full-time employees only)

[TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave