Senior Real-Time Rendering Tech Artist

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Professional development

Cutting-edge tools

Collaborative culture

Conferences & training

Career advancement

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal seeks a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and tech, building pipelines for real-time engines and creating complex shaders. You will optimize assets, mentor artists, and collaborate with engineers to push visual fidelity and performance on exciting interactive projects.

The role requires a strong portfolio in real-time rendering, shader work, and asset optimization, plus experience with Unreal or Unity and Python/MEL/C# scripting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Artist with a strong portfolio.
• Experience in real-time rendering and shader development.
• Knowledge of PBR workflows and material creation.
• Scripting experience for pipelines (Python, MEL, or C#).
• Proficiency with Maya, 3ds Max, Substance Painter, Photoshop.
• Ability to optimize assets for performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain art pipelines for real-time rendering engines (Unreal Engine, Unity).
• Create, implement, and refine advanced shaders, materials, and visual effects that meet artistic and technical requirements.
• Optimize 3D assets (models, textures, animations) for performance and memory usage in real-time environments.
• Create and maintain documentation for art pipelines, tools, and workflows.
• Develop custom tools and scripts (e.g., Python, MEL) to enhance artist productivity and automate tasks.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate art assets and ensure technical feasibility.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical art issues encountered by the art and development teams.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in real-time rendering technologies, shaders, and asset optimization techniques.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior technical artists and the wider art team.

Skills

Shader development

Real-time rendering

Asset optimization

Python scripting

C# scripting

MEL scripting

Unreal Engine/Unity

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics or related field

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal seeks a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and tech, building pipelines for real-time engines and creating complex shaders. You will optimize assets, mentor artists, and collaborate with engineers to push visual fidelity and performance on exciting interactive projects.

The role requires a strong portfolio in real-time rendering, shader work, and asset optimization, plus experience with Unreal or Unity and Python/MEL/C# scripting.