Junior Artist

We are a tight-knit team, and are developing A Township Tale full time. A Township Tale is the industry leading VR RPG, which has the second largest Discord community. We’ve launched on Quest on July 15, reaching #1 in Oculus Store charts, and we’re expanding the team to support our players and bring the game to new platforms!

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a 2+ year experienced technical artist, excited to work on challenging and innovative features on our ambitious VR title A Township Tale. Our game already captivates hundreds of thousands of players, but with your help we can reach millions!

What you’ll be doing

• Working closely with our technical art leads, designers and engineers
• Profiling performance
• Implement assets, shaders and materials
• Potentially developing art assets through modeling, texturing, rigging, animating, vfx, lighting

How you benefit

• Have a very real and direct impact on a growing title and studio
• See your work shipped regularly to a loyal community of players with frequent updates on our live game
• Accelerate growth professionally and personally
• Be part of a hugely talented team that values feedback driven learning environment, and work / life balance

The skills you will need

• 2+ years of professional real time technical art experience
• Experience working within a real time game engine
• 3D asset creation knowledge modeling, texturing, rigging, skinning etc
• Understanding of optimization with regards to creating cheap assets
• Technical / mathematical mindset, problem solving skills
• Excellent communicator and collaborator

Additional skills that would make you shine

• Preference for procedural workflows (Houdini, Designer)
• Passion for games of similar genres

‍Our values and culture‍

• Low Ego / High Impact
• We put our job titles aside, and are all equals with different strengths. We make impactful decisions based on evidence, pursue what is universally best, and don’t let our egos get in the way.
• Ownership
• Everybody at Alta is self motivated and empowered to be fully responsible for the outcomes of what we do. We encourage taking initiative, entrepreneurship, self-empowerment, and owning our own mistakes.
• Community Focused
• Alta is united by our commitment to our community. We constantly question and evaluate our actions to ensure maximum benefit to our players. We treat each other and our community with the utmost respect.
• Honesty
• Everyone at Alta is empowered to speak their mind to make the best long term decisions. We believe in providing each other with informed, transparent, and actionable feedback.
• Individual Growth
• Alta is a fast-paced work environment that favours resilient and adaptable people. This ever-changing environment accelerates learning and individual growth, moving us closer to our life goals.
• Work / Life Balance
• Alta is a hugely diverse team, and we are all from different walks of life. We firmly believe in nurturing our minds, our health, external interests and rejecting crunch. Have fun: life is not about work.

If you are looking to start your journey at a company at the forefront of exciting new technology, this job is for you. At Alta you will see the impact you make daily and have a chance to be part of a company that is growing rapidly. You will get a competitive salary and a work environment where your actions can make a real impact.