Our client, a new videogame studio founded on the axiom that creative freedom and independence lead to better, more innovative games, is seeking a full-time Technical Artist to join our collaborative team in Kelowna, B.C. And Edmonton, Alberta. This flexible Technical Artist role can be fully work-from-home, or per your preference, can transition to partially or mostly in-office and fully remote work. This role comes with industry-leading compensation and benefits.
As a shader and material-focused Technical Artist at our client, you will work with the Art Director, artists, technical artists, and programmers to build and maintain state of the art material systems and pipelines for the game. Initial work will be in support of pre-production, prototyping, and initial look development of unique shaders and foundational material systems within Unreal 5. In production, you'll work closely with technical and production artists to ensure that all aspects of in-engine and DCC side materials are executing towards our highest visual standards while supporting larger technical art initiatives such as optimization, tools, and workflow improvements.
In your first few weeks in this Technical Artist role, you can expect to:
- Assist with defining and achieving the final render quality through a keen eye for advanced and detailed materials, lighting, and overall scene composition
- Build and maintain full material systems for environments, characters, and props
- Create, document, and share material creation and usage best practices
- Actively mentor the creative and technical abilities of team members
- Work with production artists to build, organise, and maintain a robust and performant material library
To apply for this Technical Artist role, you will need 5+ years of experience with multiple completed professional projects as a technical artist or director in games. You will also require the following:
- A high level of experience in Unreal 4/5
- Experience with skin, eye, and hair shading and rendering with metahumans
- Experience working with Quixel Megascans and other photogrammetry-derived assets
- An understanding of offline and real-time material creation techniques
- The ability to explicitly define and communicate solutions to complex artistic and technical problems
In return for your dedication, collaboration and commitment, you will receive a generous salary and benefits package and join a welcoming and inclusive culture.
Please reach out to Dan from our team today at de@skillsearch.com to apply or register your interest in this Full-time Technical Artist position in Alberta, Canada. They'd be thrilled to hear from you. We'd love to help you get your next role and enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions.
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