Company Description
People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios
with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from
offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world
thanks to our remote work programs.
Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as
Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of
the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are
expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.
Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is
our new project being developed with Square Enix; Maverick is a Triple-A game
developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation; Bifrost, Victoria and
Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have
one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR
technology – Green Hell VR and Bulletstorm VR - an exciting VR version of our
cult-classic shooter.
With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim
to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking
talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games
for the global gaming community.
If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you'll have a chance to perfect
your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the
industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.
Project Maverick is a yet unannounced AAA game developed with Microsoft.
The game development involves our European and North American teams.
Job Description
Create materials for characters, environment assets, and effects, also
support existing material systems.
Content creation-mock up features in external programs or tweak shader
code, experiment with features.
To tweak assets by using modeling and texturing skills.
Maintain the production and software pipeline and meet deadlines.
Participate in reviews, adapt to, and implement feedback from leads and
peers in a professional manner.
Collaborate with artists to create specific visual systems.
Participate in R&D initiatives, to explore new techniques and implement
improvements to pipelines and workflows.
Work closely with the art team making the result of their work even better
with a good artistic eye.
Identify problems and propose solutions and optimizations.
Use diagnostic tools to examine the current content and identify areas for
improvement as well as develop the tools.
Work with programmers and artists to optimize content creation.
Work with programmers on developing new features and workflows.
Qualifications
3+ years in AAA console/PC game development including 1 year in UE
Strong reel/portfolio showcasing examples of high quality work.
Artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial
ideation.
A solid understanding of traditional art skills along with foundational
design competencies (shape, form, texture, value and color).
Basic knowledge of real-time rendering challenges and techniques.
Knowledge of Unreal Engine tools and best practices.
Solid understanding of game dev standard pipelines, tools and content
creation.Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.Adaptive.
Ability to receive and implement feedback.
Willingness to learn and adapt to new styles, techniques and workflows.
Ability to collaborate with department leads, and different departments to
solve artistic and technical challenges.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Self-motivation.
Nice to have:
Degree in any art field.Max Scripting and HLSL or shader programming
experience.
Scripting and plug-in writing skills with Maya and Python or C++.
Houdini experience.
Additional Information
What we offer:
Private medical healthcare including dental treatment for PCF members and
their families (Signal Iduna).
MultiSport card for you and your family members or friends.
Free library with a wide range of games and books you have unlimited
access to.
In-company Polish and English language classes.
Fresh fruit, snacks, and beverages for everyone in the office.
Flexible working hours.
Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions are included in the plan
for members and their dependents.
Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global
environment.
Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.