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Profession |
Digital Media |
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Date Posted |
February 08, 2008 |
Posted Until |
May 17, 2008 |
Experience Level |
Mid-Level |
Job Type |
Full Time |
Salary Range |
Not Specified - Not Specified |
Education Level |
Not Specified |
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Technical Artist - req 19358
BioWare, the newest member of the incredible family of EA studios, has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the award-winning Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights series, and Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic. Original BioWare-created IPs include Jade Empire and the critically acclaimed, Mass Effect. BioWare is hard at work on the epic fantasy RPG Dragon Age; Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the Nintendo DS; and unannounced projects including a highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game.
BioWare's games have continually achieved critical and commercial success. All of our published titles are in the top 5% highest rated at www.gamerankings.com; in fact we have 6 games in the top 1% highest rated games of all time! Today BioWare has more than 400 staff at its two locations and continues to grow. We have sold over 20 million games (including engine licenses) in the past ten years! Our games have received many top industry awards, and we are proud that our Edmonton studio location has been recognized as a top employer in Canada, awarded the following for 2008:
* Canada's Top 100 Employers
* Financial Post Canada's Top 10 Best Companies to Work For
* Alberta's Top 35 Employers
BioWare Edmonton is looking for individuals who have a deep interest and understanding of what it takes to make great computer generated art for the role of Technical Artist. You will have to easily grasp a concept and be able to see the best way of bringing it into a production environment. BioWare's technical artists also divine the best techniques that push current and future computer hardware to do incredible things. We need people with these skills to keep us as one of the foremost developers in the world.
Education and Experience
- At least 4 years of experience in computer generated art.
- Game development experience would be an asset.
- Scripting or programming experience is also an asset.
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge / Personal Suitability
- Great communication and team skills.
- Able to familiarize with programs, technical concepts, ideas and problems very quickly.
- Able to work within boundaries to creatively solve art issues.
- Have the forward-thinking ability to research new industry developments and art techniques for future projects.
- Anticipate the needs of the artists so as to streamline their productivity.
- Be able to understand the limits dictated by programming staff or project leads.
- Will put new ideas/technologies/solutions to the test and help see them to completion.
- Be able to teach valuable points of information to anyone who may require it.
- Participate in the critiquing your work and the work of others.
- Be meticulous and organized in the approach to the tasks, files and storage of the material.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Portfolio Requirements:
Artistic Portfolio
Please apply with as many examples of the following as you can:
- Examples of 3D graphics, from models, to animation, to visual effects.
- Painting or sketches, either in traditional form or digitally created.
- Technical Drawing in the form of schematics, architectural plans, industrial design, etc.
- The application of scripts or programming.
Optional: Technical Portfolio
Please submit descriptions or examples of technical projects:
Projects of interest could include:
- Scripts for 3D software applications.
- Applications or applets you have programmed.
To apply with your online demo submission, include the weblink at the top of your resume in BOLD font.
For mailed submissions:
BioWare Edmonton
Technical Artist
Suite 200, 4445 Calgary Trail
Edmonton, AB T6H 5R7
Canada
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Applications being accepted until May 17, 2008
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