Resume

Jen Huffa

Senior Rendering Technical Artist @ Riot Games

Los Angeles, United States

Summary

Rendering Technical Artist specializing in scalable shader systems, stylized materials, & artist friendly workflows.

I am a Rendering Technical Artist based in Los Angeles specializing in real-time rendering, shader systems, material workflows, & technical art pipelines.

I love being apart of the bridge where art & tech meet - creating workflows, defining master materials, & exploring new pipelines to assist content developers brings me a lot of joy. I'm especially passionate for stylized art, Substance Designer, & Unreal Engine.

I've collaborated primarily with remote & global teams.

Currently, I am full-time on VALORANT at Riot Games.

Skills

Software proficiency

Unreal Engine

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

ZBrush

3ds Max

Jira

Photoshop

Illustrator

Blender

Maya

Marvelous Designer

Quixel Suite

Reel

Productions

- Commercial / Advertisement
  Fortnite - Sarah Conner and the T-800 Arrive Through the Zero Point
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Technical Artist
- Company
  Halon Entertainment
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Fortnite - Michonne and Daryl Arrive Through the Zero Point
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Technical Artist
- Company
  Halon Entertainment
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Fortnite - Master Chief Joins the Fight
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Technical Artist
- Company
  Halon Entertainment
- TV Production
  Riot Worlds 2020 Opening Ceremony
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Technical Lead
- Company
  The Famous Group
- Video Game
  Empty Electron
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Technical Artist
- Company
  Ronin Applied Sciences
- Mobile Game
  Bingo World HOME
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Art Intern
- Company
  Playsino, Inc.

Experience

Senior Rendering Tech Artist at Riot Games
Santa Monica, US
May 2022 - Present
Develop materials, shaders, & pipelines for VALORANT's Premium Content team. Collaborate closely with artists to build scalable shader workflows while balancing visual quality, performance, & production efficiency.

Software: UE5, Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter
Technical Artist II at Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, US
March 2022 - May 2022
Developed technical art workflows & shader solutions for Blizzard's Unannounced Survival Project. Partnered with artists to improve engine integration, establish pipeline standards, & create documentation that streamlined production.

Software: Unreal Engine 4, Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter
Technical Director at Halon Entertainment
Santa Monica, CA, US
November 2020 - February 2021
Optimized real-time cinematics for Fortnite by improving rendering performance & creating reusable material workflows. Established pipeline documentation & technical standards while developing custom shaders for multiple trailer productions.

Software: Unreal Engine 5, Maya, Substance Painter
Technical Lead at The Famous Group
Los Angeles, US
August 2020 - November 2020
Led technical art support for the League of Legends Worlds 2020 Opening Ceremony, integrating animation, VFX, & real-time assets into Unreal Engine. Optimized assets & collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver a live broadcast performance.

Software: Unreal Engine 4, Zero Density
Technical Artist at The Third Floor
Culver City, US
April 2020 - June 2020
Created reusable materials, shaders, & visual effects for the studio's Unreal Engine asset library. Collaborated with artists to build production-ready assets for previs & virtual production workflows.

Software: Unreal Engine 4, Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter
3D Texturing & Rendering Professor at Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, US
January 2020 - June 2020
Taught college-level courses covering PBR texturing, material creation, & shader fundamentals using industry-standard workflows. Mentored students in preparing production-ready assets for real-time applications.
Technical Artist at Ronin Applied Sciences
New York
August 2015 - July 2019
Built materials, shaders, & textures. Collaborated with Character & Environment Art for an Unreal Engine RPG. Contributed across multiple disciplines including rendering, lighting, cinematics, & level building in a small indie team.

Software: Substance Designer, UE4, 3DS Max, Photoshop CS6, After Effects CS6
Video Game Instructor at Freshi Media
Santa Monica
June 2017 - September 2017
Introduced students to game development fundamentals including modeling, animation, shaders, & level design. Designed hands-on lessons focused on real-time production workflows.

Software: Blender & Multimedia Fusion 2
Art Intern at Playsino, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
January 2015 - March 2015
Created UI & marketing assets for multiple mobile titles while collaborating with both the Art & QA teams.

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