Real-Time Game Technical Artist

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health insurance

State-of-the-art tools

Polokwane studio

Job summary

Placements24 in Polokwane seeks a skilled Technical Artist to bridge art and technology in their game development studio. You will optimize assets and pipelines to maintain performance and visual fidelity across Arts & Entertainment projects, collaborating with artists and programmers to realize the studio's artwork in the engine.

The role focuses on shader work, tooling, and pipeline improvements, ensuring assets meet technical requirements and budgets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Artist in game development.
• Strong understanding of game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity).
• Experience with 3D modeling and texturing tools and scripting languages.
• Ability to optimize rendering pipelines and communicate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Optimize 3D models, textures, and materials for real-time rendering.
• Develop and maintain art pipelines, tools, and scripts.
• Collaborate with programmers to implement shaders and engine features.
• Ensure assets meet technical requirements and performance budgets.
• Provide technical support and training to the art team.

Skills

Technical Artist

Game engines

3D modeling

Scripting (Python/C#/C++)

Shader/Rendering

Communication

Tools

Maya

Blender

Substance Painter

Job description

Placements24 in Polokwane seeks a skilled Technical Artist to bridge art and technology in their game development studio. You will optimize assets and pipelines to maintain performance and visual fidelity across Arts & Entertainment projects, collaborating with artists and programmers to realize the studio's artwork in the engine.

The role focuses on shader work, tooling, and pipeline improvements, ensuring assets meet technical requirements and budgets.