Remote Real-Time Technical Artist: Optimize & Build

Placements24; Free State; Hybrid; ZAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Technical Artist (Real-time) to bridge art and technology in a remote-first setup. You will optimize assets, build tools and pipelines, and collaborate with artists and programmers to push real-time graphics forward.

The role emphasizes shader creation, material workflows, and performance profiling while enabling flexible, global collaboration in a remote team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Technical Artist in real-time apps.
• Strong proficiency in at least one major game engine (Unreal or Unity).
• Scripting languages include Python, MEL, or C#.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, texturing and material creation tools.

Responsibilities

• Optimize real-time art assets for performance and memory usage.
• Develop and maintain art pipelines, tools and scripts.
• Collaborate with artists to troubleshoot asset issues and guide rendering.
• Work with programmers to refine engine features for art content.
• Create and optimize shaders, materials, and lighting setups.
• Profile and debug performance related to art assets and engine.
• Stay updated with real-time rendering advances and engine capabilities.
• Document tools and workflows for the art team.
• Assist in asset integration ensuring consistency and quality.
• Contribute to art technical standards and best practices.

Skills

Real-time rendering

Shader development

Python

MEL

C#

Remote collaboration

Graphics profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Digital Art, or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

3ds Max

Substance Suite

Photoshop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Technical Artist (Real-time) to bridge art and technology in a remote-first setup. You will optimize assets, build tools and pipelines, and collaborate with artists and programmers to push real-time graphics forward.

The role emphasizes shader creation, material workflows, and performance profiling while enabling flexible, global collaboration in a remote team.