Senior Real-time Environment Technical Artist - Remote

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,477,000 - 2,297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Professional development budget

Company hardware and software licenses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Real-time Technical Artist to bridge art and tech for stunning, efficient environments in a fully remote role. You will develop pipelines, shaders, and tools for Unreal Engine environments, while collaborating with artists and engineers to push real-time graphics further.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in real-time environments, strong shader and scripting skills, and a deep understanding of PBR and optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field or substantial professional experience.
• 7+ years as a Technical Artist focused on real-time environments in the game industry.
• Expert proficiency with Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Strong shader development experience (HLSL/GLSL/Node-based).
• Scripting in Python, MEL, or C#.
• Experience with 3D modeling and texturing tools (Maya/Blender/Substance/Photoshop).
• Deep understanding of PBR workflows, material creation, and asset optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain efficient environment art pipelines for game engines.
• Create and optimize shaders, materials, and lighting for realistic environments.
• Develop tools and scripts to automate workflows for environment artists.
• Collaborate with environment artists and level designers to fix technical issues.
• Profile and optimize scenes for performance across platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers to refine engine features for environment rendering.
• Establish technical standards for environment art and workflows.
• Research and implement new tech to improve visual quality and performance.
• Provide technical guidance to the environment art team.

Skills

Real-time environments

Shader development

Python scripting

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Graphics / Game Design / CS

Tools

Unreal Engine 4/5

Maya

Blender

Substance Suite

Photoshop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Real-time Technical Artist to bridge art and tech for stunning, efficient environments in a fully remote role. You will develop pipelines, shaders, and tools for Unreal Engine environments, while collaborating with artists and engineers to push real-time graphics further.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in real-time environments, strong shader and scripting skills, and a deep understanding of PBR and optimization.