Unreal Tech Artist

Virtual Producer; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Evil Eye Pictures in San Francisco is seeking a full-time Unreal Technical Artist to join their collaborative virtual studio. The role requires a strong understanding of art and animation pipelines, as well as expertise in Unreal Engine. Responsibilities include designing experiences, importing assets, and creating functionality using Unreal's Blueprint system.

The ideal candidate should have advanced skills in Maya and be comfortable with various content creation software. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $75,000 to $175,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience with Unreal Engine: Sequencer, Materials, and Blueprints.
• Advanced experience with Maya.
• Comfortable with a range of content creation software.

Responsibilities

• Design and build experiences in Unreal Engine.
• Import assets for scene setup and layout.
• Collaborate and test new features.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Maya

Photoshop

Zbrush

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

Adobe Substance Designer

Mudbox

Job description

Evil Eye Pictures, founded in 2004, is a collaborative virtual studio focused on creating immersive, compelling visuals and experiences for real‑time, multiplatform entertainment.

Unreal Technical Artist

Evil Eye Pictures is looking for a full‑time accomplished Unreal Technical Artist. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of art and animation pipelines in general and of the content creation pipeline in Unreal Engine. A level of technical knowledge combined with strong creative and visual instincts is critical. The Technical Artist will assist teams in tackling projects and be equipped to provide support on complicated technical issues within Unreal.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the supervisors to design and build experiences in Unreal Engine.
• Import assets from DCCs for scene setup and layout.
• Design materials in Unreal.
• Be well‑versed in various lighting techniques in Unreal.
• Create interaction and functionality using the Unreal Blueprint system.
• Collaborate, test new features, and provide useful feedback.

Requirements

• Experience working with Unreal Engine: Sequencer, Materials, and Blueprints.
• Advanced experience with Maya.
• Comfortable with a range of content creation software including Photoshop, Adobe Substance Designer/Painter, Zbrush/Mudbox, etc.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good team player with a great attitude, dependable and flexible.
• Takes direction well and exercises close attention to detail.

Good to have

• Optimize content through profiling and enhancing performance with diagnostic tools.
• Shader programming experience.
• Scripting and programming skills with Python, C#, JavaScript and C++.
• Maya modeling and rigging experience.

This position is remote.

Base Pay Range: $75K-175K per year.