Senior Technical Artist: Shading & Real-Time Rendering

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Conferences support

Office in Richards Bay

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, to bridge art and tech for state‑of‑the‑art materials and rendering in our game titles. You’ll own shaders, materials, pipelines, and real-time rendering quality across platforms.

The role requires a strong artistic sensibility, 6+ years in shading/rendering, and proficiency with UE material editor/Shader Graph, HLSL/GLSL, and tool development. Collaborative, innovative, and industry‑leading projects await.

Qualifications

• 6+ years as Technical Artist with emphasis on shading and rendering.
• Experience creating PBR materials and complex shaders in UE/Shader Graph.
• Strong understanding of lighting, texturing and rendering techniques.
• Proficient in Maya/3ds Max and Substance Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain high-quality shaders and materials for a modern game engine.
• Collaborate with artists to define visual style and technical requirements within budgets.
• Optimize rendering performance across platforms and resolve bottlenecks.
• Create tools and scripts to streamline the art pipeline and improve efficiency.
• Explore new rendering techniques to enhance visual quality.
• Provide technical support on materials, lighting, and rendering for the art team.
• Work with engineers to integrate and test rendering features and engine updates.
• Document technical specifications and workflows for shading and rendering.
• Stay updated with real-time graphics advancements and shader development.

Skills

PBR materials

Shader development

Unreal Shader Editor

Shader Graph

Python scripting

Debugging skills

Team communication

Graphics fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's in CG/Art

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Substance Suite

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Artist in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, to bridge art and tech for state‑of‑the‑art materials and rendering in our game titles. You’ll own shaders, materials, pipelines, and real-time rendering quality across platforms.

The role requires a strong artistic sensibility, 6+ years in shading/rendering, and proficiency with UE material editor/Shader Graph, HLSL/GLSL, and tool development. Collaborative, innovative, and industry‑leading projects await.