PlayMagic LLC
PlayMagic is a game development studio specializing in premium game development across various platforms such as consoles, PC, and VR, with prior experience in mobile, motion sensing, and serious games. Currently, the company operates as a fully remote studio, employing over 40 talented individuals worldwide, with the majority of its management team based in Europe and a 17-person engineering team in Mexico. PlayMagic engages in Work For Hire projects for third-party companies (including co-development/staff augmentation, full cycle development, porting, and prototyping) as well as developing original games and intellectual properties. The core team comprises veterans from AAA developers and publishers like Activision, Microsoft, EA, Square, Sony, Psygnosis, Ubisoft, and Sega. The company has contributed to a variety of high-profile AAA and AA projects for clients such as Sumo, Tencent, Activision (COD), TLM, Square, Lego, SmileGate, InExile, Archiact, 4A Games, Microids, Aspyr, and many others. PlayMagic is currently developing a series of original game prototypes across multiple genres, including squad-based, real-time tactical shooters, third-person action adventures, FPS (licensed), and driving adventures. The company is a certified developer for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.
11 - 50 employees
Founded 2011
Experienced Technical Artist, Mexico/Remote
Job not on LinkedIn
August 8
PlayMagic LLC
PlayMagic is a game development studio specializing in premium game development across various platforms such as consoles, PC, and VR, with prior experience in mobile, motion sensing, and serious games. Currently, the company operates as a fully remote studio, employing over 40 talented individuals worldwide, with the majority of its management team based in Europe and a 17-person engineering team in Mexico. PlayMagic engages in Work For Hire projects for third-party companies (including co-development/staff augmentation, full cycle development, porting, and prototyping) as well as developing original games and intellectual properties. The core team comprises veterans from AAA developers and publishers like Activision, Microsoft, EA, Square, Sony, Psygnosis, Ubisoft, and Sega. The company has contributed to a variety of high-profile AAA and AA projects for clients such as Sumo, Tencent, Activision (COD), TLM, Square, Lego, SmileGate, InExile, Archiact, 4A Games, Microids, Aspyr, and many others. PlayMagic is currently developing a series of original game prototypes across multiple genres, including squad-based, real-time tactical shooters, third-person action adventures, FPS (licensed), and driving adventures. The company is a certified developer for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.
11 - 50 employees
Founded 2011
📋 Description
• Work closely with Tech and Art departments and act as a link to ensure that there is proper communication and understanding between them. • Lead the RnD together with the other Technical Artists for all tech art subjects of the given projects, looking for ways to improve Art pipelines and the artistic quality bar. • Actively work with all departments to ensure that the overall performance of the given project is up to target while preserving as much as possible the visual bar that is set. • Create shaders in node-based tools like Unreal’s Material Editor and Unity’s Shader Graph. • Create any support meshes, textures, and masks you might need in the shader creation process. • Support Art with the use of visual scripting (ex. Unreal’s Blueprints), to assist with any basic functionality that is needed for any given art asset. • Test often the builds of the game in question, always on the platform, to ensure what is seen in the Engine is accurately depicted in the build. • Help Art department leads to ensure that all pipelines that are set, are followed through development by the artists. • Proactively seek out opportunities to identify and deal with issues before they arise. • Buy into the established art vision of the game and ensure this is delivered in its entirety. • Serve as Mentor for less experienced Technical Artists and help them evolve their skills.
🎯 Requirements
• 2.5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in the Games Industry, with at least 1 game released. • Thorough knowledge of Unreal game engine. • Sufficient knowledge of tools like 3d Studio Max or Maya, Photoshop. • Knowing when to ‘throw something together for prototyping, when you need to sacrifice quality for time and when it is time to polish. • Love to collaborate and to work within a team. • Willing to provide and accept direction and the ability to embrace change. • Love playing and creating games while thinking about how to take them to the next level. • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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