Senior Technical Artist — Real-Time 3D Environments

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Performance bonuses

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist specialized in 3D environments for its Port Elizabeth studio. You will bridge art and engineering, optimize workflows, create shaders, and implement asset pipelines to deliver visually stunning environments across platforms.

The role requires deep knowledge of 3D modeling, texturing, shaders, and engine integration, with a focus on performance and pipeline efficiency. Join a team building immersive game worlds in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Technical Artist focused on 3D environments.
• Expertise in at least one major engine (Unreal or Unity) and material/shader systems.
• Proficient in Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Substance Painter, Photoshop.
• Strong shader knowledge (HLSL/GLSL) and material authoring.
• Experience scripting for tooling (Python, Mel).
• Knowledge of PBR workflows and real-time optimization.
• Strong communication and collaboration with artists.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize shaders and materials for real-time environments.
• Create and maintain scalable asset pipelines for environment art.
• Collaborate with environment artists on technical best practices.
• Work with engineers to implement rendering features and performance.
• Profile and optimize assets for target platforms.
• Develop tools and scripts to automate art pipelines.
• Troubleshoot environment art assets and engine integration.
• Stay updated on real-time rendering advancements.
• Contribute to artistic and technical quality of environments.

Skills

Shader programming

Unreal Engine

Unity

3D modeling

Texturing

Python scripting

PBR pipelines

Art pipelines

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist specialized in 3D environments for its Port Elizabeth studio. You will bridge art and engineering, optimize workflows, create shaders, and implement asset pipelines to deliver visually stunning environments across platforms.

The role requires deep knowledge of 3D modeling, texturing, shaders, and engine integration, with a focus on performance and pipeline efficiency. Join a team building immersive game worlds in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.