Remote Senior Technical Artist - Shader Dev & Optimization

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 700.000 - 1.200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist focused on shader development and optimization for a cutting-edge game studio. Work remotely, collaborating with artists and developers to deliver visually stunning assets across platforms.

The role requires 5+ years in game tech art, strong HLSL/GLSL skills, and hands-on experience with Unreal or Unity shader pipelines, PBR workflows, and performance profiling. A portfolio is essential.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in game tech art focusing on shader development and optimization.
• Proven expertise in writing and debugging shaders using HLSL, GLSL or similar languages.
• Proficiency with shader development environments in major game engines (Unreal/Unity).
• Strong understanding of real-time rendering, PBR workflows and material properties.
• Experience with performance profiling tools for art assets.
• Scripting knowledge (Python, MEL) for tooling is desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with ability to explain complex concepts.
• A portfolio showcasing shader work, optimization examples and pipeline tools.
• Ability to excel in a fully remote work environment.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement high-quality shaders for rendering features using shader languages and engine tools.
• Optimize art assets and shaders for performance across target platforms.
• Collaborate with artists to translate visual requirements into technical solutions.
• Work closely with programmers to integrate shaders and art pipelines into the engine.
• Troubleshoot and resolve materials, rendering, and asset integration issues.
• Develop and maintain tools and scripts to improve art production pipelines.
• Research and implement new rendering techniques to enhance quality.
• Create detailed technical documentation for shaders, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute to the overall art technical direction and strategy.

Kenntnisse

Shader development

HLSL/GLSL

Unreal/Unity shader tools

PBR workflows

Performance profiling

Python

MEL

Art-technical collaboration

Portfolio showcase

Remote work

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Shader Graph

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist focused on shader development and optimization for a cutting-edge game studio. Work remotely, collaborating with artists and developers to deliver visually stunning assets across platforms.

The role requires 5+ years in game tech art, strong HLSL/GLSL skills, and hands-on experience with Unreal or Unity shader pipelines, PBR workflows, and performance profiling. A portfolio is essential.