Senior Technical Artist — Relocate to NZ, Maya & Unreal Pro

A44 Games; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A44 Games in Wellington, NZ seeks a Senior Technical Artist to solve technical issues for the Art team and to plan pipelines and workflows that enable efficient, high‑quality asset creation. You will document tools and workflows and ensure the game runs smoothly across engines and platforms.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in game development, 3+ shipped titles, strong Maya and Unreal Engine skills, and experience with procedural asset creation. Relocation will be supported.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game development.
• 3+ shipped titles.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• High level knowledge of Maya and Unreal Engine.
• Understanding of procedural asset creation and Houdini a bonus.
• In depth profiling knowledge for consoles and PC.

Responsibilities

• Solve technical issues for the Art department.
• Plan pipelines and workflows to enable art to be created efficiently and correctly.
• Document and communicate tools and workflows to the Art team.
• Solve technical issues both in engine and DCC applications to ensure the Art department can operate efficiently and the game runs smoothly.

Skills

Maya

Unreal Engine

Scripting

Tools

Houdini

Job description

A44 Games in Wellington, NZ seeks a Senior Technical Artist to solve technical issues for the Art team and to plan pipelines and workflows that enable efficient, high‑quality asset creation. You will document tools and workflows and ensure the game runs smoothly across engines and platforms.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in game development, 3+ shipped titles, strong Maya and Unreal Engine skills, and experience with procedural asset creation. Relocation will be supported.