Shader Artist Intern: Real-Time Graphics & Tools

Insomniac Games; Burbank (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a Technical Artist Intern to help design, develop, and optimize shaders within our content pipelines. You will collaborate with artists and programmers to create visually compelling effects while preserving real-time performance and efficient workflows.

The role involves hands-on shader work, learning from experienced teams, and contributing to production-grade graphics in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in CS/CG or related field.
• Proficient in HLSL shader programming.
• Experience with real-time rendering pipelines.
• Knowledge of PBR and post-processing effects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement small-scale shaders for content teams to develop game assets.
• Collaborate with artists and programmers to craft technical solutions for production.
• Maintain and improve shaders for visual quality and rendering performance.
• Debug and fix material graphs to resolve visual and technical issues.
• Document implementation details to support workflows and collaboration.
• Develop sample content to test workflows, evaluate tools, and demonstrate solutions.
• Explore new game-tech developments to support shader development and real-time rendering.

Skills

HLSL

Real-time rendering

3D Math

Shader optimization

Unity/Unreal

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Computer Graphics or related field

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Insomniac Games is seeking a Technical Artist Intern to help design, develop, and optimize shaders within our content pipelines. You will collaborate with artists and programmers to create visually compelling effects while preserving real-time performance and efficient workflows.

The role involves hands-on shader work, learning from experienced teams, and contributing to production-grade graphics in a hybrid environment.