Unreal Engine Technical Artist

Job Description In this volunteer position you will be developing Shaders, Lighting, Particles, Optimization Work and Visual Effects (FX) for The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO), an open-world Fantasy RPG being developed in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). OpenGL and Git experience isn't required, but is recommended. Communication is key to a smooth and efficient pipeline, you must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with other team-members and not be afraid to ask should any problems arise. We are an English-speaking team, so English fluency is a must. Other duties include: attending Slack meetings (Slack is an instant messaging we communicate with), reporting your progress to the Level Design team on a weekly basis and following team policies. Qualifications Minimum Requirements: Unreal Engine 4 experience, and experience with creating Shaders, Lighting, Particles, Optimization Work, Visual Effects (FX) and more within it Online communication, team-collaboration skills, and English fluency A passion for coding and a dedication to creating AAA quality games Preferred Requirements: OpenGL Experience Git Experience Company Description Epoch Games is a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team. We have no centrally-located headquarters and are unincorporated at this time. Most of the original founding members were modders developing the total conversion Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (MERP) mod for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: http://www.moddb.com/mods/merp-middle-earth-roleplaying-project Currently Epoch Games is developing The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO). LoA:SO is an in-development indie open-world RPG set in an original fantasy world. The game is being developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 (UE4): https://www.unrealengine.com/ For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-lays-of-althas-sundered-order NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No relocation is necessary. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.