Senior Technical Artist
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JobgetherGaming Industry
CanadaFull-TimeSenior
SalaryCompetitive annual compensation ranging from $130,000 to $170,000, depending on experience, expertise, and alignment with role requirements.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- PythonC++Unreal engine
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist within the gaming industry.
- Experience shipping at least one AAA or high-quality AA game title on PC and/or console platforms.
- Strong programming knowledge, preferably with HLSL, C++, Python, or equivalent scripting languages.
- Experience developing and supporting character art pipelines, shaders, rigs, or related character workflows.
- Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprints, Materials, Niagara, asset management, and performance optimization workflows.
- Experience creating and maintaining custom tools and pipeline solutions for Unreal Engine, Maya, Houdini, or similar DCC applications.
- Strong understanding of Physically Based Rendering (PBR), shader development, and modern real-time rendering techniques.
- Strong knowledge of performance profiling, debugging, and optimization strategies for game engines.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage complex technical challenges.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and optimize assets such as textures, shaders, models, and other visual content.
- Build and improve production pipelines and workflows that increase efficiency for art teams.
- Develop custom tools, automation systems, and editor extensions using Unreal Engine and digital content creation (DCC) applications such as Maya and Houdini.
- Act as a technical partner between Art, Engineering, Design, and Production teams to ensure successful implementation of creative goals.
- Evaluate new technologies, workflows, and Unreal Engine features to support project requirements and production improvements.
- Support artists with technical troubleshooting, implementation guidance, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with rendering and gameplay engineers to enhance visual features and technical workflows.
- Identify and resolve performance issues related to rendering, memory usage, streaming, shaders, and content budgets.
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