Senior Technical Artist: Unreal Visual Pipelines & Tools

Certain Affinity; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Certain Affinity is seeking a seasoned Technical Artist to push visual quality across AAA FPS project pipelines in Unreal Engine. You will own tools, automation, and asset integration, collaborating with Art, VFX, Design, and Rendering to improve fidelity and runtime performance.

The role requires strong scripting, advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine systems, and experience shipping at least one AAA title. You excel at rapid tool development and a hands-on approach to pipeline improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game industry with 4+ years in Technical Art
• Shipped at least one AAA title as a Technical Artist
• Strong scripting in Python/MEL/C#/C++ for tools
• Experience with lighting and VFX in Unreal Engine
• Asset prep, export pipelines, and DCC proficiency

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable Technical Art workflows and pipelines
• Collaborate with Art, VFX, Design, Engineering for visual fidelity and performance
• Support VFX pipeline development and content integration
• Identify gaps and implement production-ready tooling
• Build and deploy tools using Python, Unreal Editor Utilities, Houdini assets
• Own core art pipelines for stability and efficiency
• Troubleshoot complex content, rendering, and performance issues
• Establish best practices for visual quality and scalability

Skills

Technical Art

Scripting & tooling

Unreal Engine expertise

Cross-discipline collaboration

Vendor/asset pipeline optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Maya

Houdini

Substance Designer/Painter

Job description

Certain Affinity is seeking a seasoned Technical Artist to push visual quality across AAA FPS project pipelines in Unreal Engine. You will own tools, automation, and asset integration, collaborating with Art, VFX, Design, and Rendering to improve fidelity and runtime performance.

The role requires strong scripting, advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine systems, and experience shipping at least one AAA title. You excel at rapid tool development and a hands-on approach to pipeline improvements.