Senior Technical Artist - Unreal Engine, VFX & Pipelines

WorkinGames; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

BulletFarm is seeking a senior Technical Artist to own the end-to-end art pipeline for a new AAA IP, building technical standards from scratch and guiding 50+ external artists. You will collaborate with Engineering and the Art Director to deliver cutting-edge visuals using Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, and advanced rendering workflows.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary breadth, tooling, and pipeline automation, with a remote-first setup and a competitive compensation package in USD.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as Lead/Principal Technical Artist or equivalent on shipped AAA/AA titles.
• Deep expertise with Unreal Engine 5 content pipelines and technical art workflows.
• Strong proficiency with Niagara and real-time VFX creation.
• Experience creating and optimizing complex visual effects for gameplay and environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the end-to-end art pipeline from content creation through engine implementation.
• Establish technical art standards, workflows, documentation, and best practices for internal and external teams.
• Develop tools, automation systems, and workflows to improve artist productivity and content scalability.
• Partner with Engineering to solve rendering, performance, asset management, and content integration challenges.
• Collaborate with the Art Director to align artistic goals with technical constraints and production realities.
• Serve as the primary VFX resource during prototype and early production phases.
• Design, implement, and optimize real-time visual effects using Niagara.
• Create and maintain lighting setups supporting gameplay, atmosphere, mood, and storytelling.
• Support material creation, shader implementation, and advanced UE rendering workflows.
• Profile and optimize art content to meet performance targets across platforms.
• Coordinate with external vendors to ensure asset integration meets standards.
• Review incoming content and provide guidance on optimization and technical quality.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5 pipelines

Niagara real-time VFX

Shaders and materials

Python scripting

Blueprint scripting

Tools & pipeline automation

Cross-team collaboration

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Niagara

Python

Blueprint

Substance AI

Job description

BulletFarm is seeking a senior Technical Artist to own the end-to-end art pipeline for a new AAA IP, building technical standards from scratch and guiding 50+ external artists. You will collaborate with Engineering and the Art Director to deliver cutting-edge visuals using Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, and advanced rendering workflows.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary breadth, tooling, and pipeline automation, with a remote-first setup and a competitive compensation package in USD.