Environment TD

Summary: 

At Naughty Dog, Environment TDs play a crucial part in ensuring the Environment team has the tools and tech that it needs. That may mean writing new tools, establishing standards and workflows, debugging issues, or creating highly-technical assets – whatever it takes to help the team work as smoothly as possible!

Responsibilities: 

• Create tools to streamline artist workflows (example: asset management tools, pipeline automation scripts)
• Create tools to give artists more power (example: procedural content generation and placement tools, advanced Boolean tools)
• Work with the engineering team to develop low-level tools infrastructure and asset pipelines
• Ensure tool interfaces are user-friendly and effective
• Create well-architected systems that can be built upon for years to come
• Develop workflows and standards for efficient content generation, including optimization standards
• Support the content team in debugging issues with tools or assets
• Work between all art departments (environment, characters, VFX, animation, etc.) on shared technology
• Create art assets that require high technical skill or specialist knowledge
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Requirement & Skills: 

• Strong experience with Python, PyQT/PySide, and with Maya scripting
• Ability to write robust code, both from a functional and architectural standpoint
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Familiarity with content creation and game development pipelines
• Good oral and written skills
• 3+ years of production experience in VFX or video games

Bonus Skills:

• Experience in C# or C++
• Experience with OpenMaya and Maya plugin development
• Experience in other content creation software, as a user or tools developer; Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, etc.

As part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates should expect to be given a technical interview and may be asked to complete an art test.