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Criterion: Technical Artist - Contract
at EA
Guildford, UK
ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION
Criterion is a multi-award winning developer, best known for the hit Burnout series and is amongst the best game studios in the world with a world class team of game makers at its heart.
Most recently, Criterion were responsible for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. The Need For Speed series has been labelled “the bestselling racing brand in the gaming world” after franchise sales topped 100 million copies. Criterion’s latest instalment received rave reviews from critics around the world and won a ton of awards. Hot Pursuit, became the highest rated Need For Speed title ever and set a new bar for online excellence with its BAFTA winning innovative Autolog feature set.
Criterion Games provides a stable studio atmosphere and is backed by Electronic Arts, the world’s largest publisher and developer of video games. Located in Guildford town centre, within leafy Surrey, we’re only a short 40 minute train journey from London and all its entertainment.
To be a part of this talented team you need to be passionate about games and committed to being the best in the world at what you do. You need to know what matters to the people who play our games and be passionate about surpassing their and our, expectations. In return we offer the chance to work with the foremost talent in Europe in an upwardly mobile studio where professional growth of our employees is at the heart of how we operate.
We are hiring and actively looking to add the world’s top talent to a team that just delivered the highest rated Need for Speed title yet. This is a very exciting time at Criterion Games and anyone that joins us will be working on top selling, world class games, on cutting edge hardware in an extremely creative environment.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We require a TA with extensive experience and a strong programming background to take ownership for the technical delivery of Cinematic Assets and cut scenes across a distributed production environment. You will design, create and maintain the entire Cinematic Art workflow/pipeline, writing & documenting tools to solve team needs. The successful candidate will need to have a strong programming bias.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Strong programming knowledge of C++/C#, HLSL
Extensive knowledge of 3D (Maya/MEL/Python/SDK) & 2D Packages (Photoshop CS4/SDK, Illustrator)
Maya experience:
• Basic knowledge of Modelling/Texturing/UVs
• Good MEL scripting (Python also considered)
• Maya API experience is a bonus
Shader development
• Basic knowledge of HLSL would be great to help visualise / R&D; shaders for vehicles
• Visual Studio C#/C++ to write tools is a bonus
Batch Scripting
• Knowledge of writing batch scripts to automate processes
• XML Knowledge
• Great communication skills, a drive to improve everything and a motivation to make a difference
• Must be a great multi-tasker and able to track progress, solve problems and keep abreast of upcoming technologies that might influence our future to improve what we do
• Pro-active and dynamic trouble shooter who works well under pressure
Criterion is a multi-award winning developer, best known for the hit Burnout series and is amongst the best game studios in the world with a world class team of game makers at its heart.
Most recently, Criterion were responsible for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. The Need For Speed series has been labelled “the bestselling racing brand in the gaming world” after franchise sales topped 100 million copies. Criterion’s latest instalment received rave reviews from critics around the world and won a ton of awards. Hot Pursuit, became the highest rated Need For Speed title ever and set a new bar for online excellence with its BAFTA winning innovative Autolog feature set.
Criterion Games provides a stable studio atmosphere and is backed by Electronic Arts, the world’s largest publisher and developer of video games. Located in Guildford town centre, within leafy Surrey, we’re only a short 40 minute train journey from London and all its entertainment.
To be a part of this talented team you need to be passionate about games and committed to being the best in the world at what you do. You need to know what matters to the people who play our games and be passionate about surpassing their and our, expectations. In return we offer the chance to work with the foremost talent in Europe in an upwardly mobile studio where professional growth of our employees is at the heart of how we operate.
We are hiring and actively looking to add the world’s top talent to a team that just delivered the highest rated Need for Speed title yet. This is a very exciting time at Criterion Games and anyone that joins us will be working on top selling, world class games, on cutting edge hardware in an extremely creative environment.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We require a TA with extensive experience and a strong programming background to take ownership for the technical delivery of Cinematic Assets and cut scenes across a distributed production environment. You will design, create and maintain the entire Cinematic Art workflow/pipeline, writing & documenting tools to solve team needs. The successful candidate will need to have a strong programming bias.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Strong programming knowledge of C++/C#, HLSL
Extensive knowledge of 3D (Maya/MEL/Python/SDK) & 2D Packages (Photoshop CS4/SDK, Illustrator)
Maya experience:
• Basic knowledge of Modelling/Texturing/UVs
• Good MEL scripting (Python also considered)
• Maya API experience is a bonus
Shader development
• Basic knowledge of HLSL would be great to help visualise / R&D; shaders for vehicles
• Visual Studio C#/C++ to write tools is a bonus
Batch Scripting
• Knowledge of writing batch scripts to automate processes
• XML Knowledge
• Great communication skills, a drive to improve everything and a motivation to make a difference
• Must be a great multi-tasker and able to track progress, solve problems and keep abreast of upcoming technologies that might influence our future to improve what we do
• Pro-active and dynamic trouble shooter who works well under pressure