Senior Technical Artist: Tooling, Shaders & Asset Optimization

Placements24; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

State-of-the-art studio environment

Professional development opportunities

Performance-based bonuses

In-house collaborative team

Job summary

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng invites a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and tech on our in-house game development team. You will build tools, optimize assets, and collaborate with artists, programmers, and designers to keep visuals cutting-edge.

The role emphasizes shader creation, pipeline automation, and engine integration, with opportunities for professional growth and performance-based rewards within a collaborative studio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years as a Technical Artist in games.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating tool development, shader creation, asset optimization.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, MEL, C#) and shader languages (HLSL, GLSL).
• Expertise with major game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity) and art pipelines.
• Solid understanding of 3D modeling, texturing, and animation principles.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools, plugins, and scripts to enhance the art pipeline.
• Optimize 3D models, textures, animations, and shaders for engine performance.
• Create and manage complex materials and shaders with fidelity and performance targets.
• Collaborate with programmers to implement engine features for art.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to art assets and pipelines.
• Document best practices for art asset creation and integration.
• Provide technical support and training to the art team.
• Research and implement new technologies to improve art quality and workflows.
• Work with the art director to achieve the desired visual style.

Skills

Art-technology bridge

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Art pipelines knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Fine Arts, or related field

Tools

Python

MEL

C#

HLSL

GLSL

Unreal Engine

Unity

C++

Job description

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng invites a Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and tech on our in-house game development team. You will build tools, optimize assets, and collaborate with artists, programmers, and designers to keep visuals cutting-edge.

The role emphasizes shader creation, pipeline automation, and engine integration, with opportunities for professional growth and performance-based rewards within a collaborative studio.