On-Site Senior Technical Artist — Pipelines & Performance

Placements24; Mossel Bay; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health insurance options

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Coastal location in Mossel Bay

Collaborative development team

Job summary

Placements24's client, a leading game studio in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and technology. You will optimize assets and pipelines to maximize performance within the game engine, while developing tools and workflows to empower the art team.

Collaborating with engineers and artists, you will implement art technologies, maintain shader libraries, and ensure technical standards are met. This is a full-time, on-site role in Mossel Bay.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as Technical Artist in game development.
• Strong 3D modeling, texturing and material creation skills.
• Shader development and optimization in game engines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain art pipelines, tools and scripts.
• Optimize 3D assets, textures and shaders for performance.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement art tech.
• Create and maintain material/shader libraries and docs.
• Profile performance bottlenecks and drive improvements.
• Uphold art tech standards and best practices.

Skills

Technical Art

3D Modeling

Shaders & Materials

Unreal/Unity

Python / MEL scripting

Performance profiling

Portfolio development

Education

Experience as Technical Artist

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Substance Suite

Job description

Placements24's client, a leading game studio in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and technology. You will optimize assets and pipelines to maximize performance within the game engine, while developing tools and workflows to empower the art team.

Collaborating with engineers and artists, you will implement art technologies, maintain shader libraries, and ensure technical standards are met. This is a full-time, on-site role in Mossel Bay.