Senior Technical Artist, UE Integration

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join our team, focusing on the integration of content into Unreal Engine for various projects. This role involves close collaboration with art, engineering, and design teams to ensure a smooth and efficient content pipeline. You will be responsible for developing tools, maintaining workflows, and optimizing assets for performance and visual quality within Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with artists, engineers, and designers to identify and solve technical challenges related to asset integration and engine functionality.
• Develop and maintain tools, scripts, and workflows to streamline content creation and integration processes.
• Optimize assets for performance and visual fidelity within Unreal Engine.
• Provide technical support and guidance to artists, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Act as a bridge between art and engineering, translating technical limitations and opportunities for both teams.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Unreal Engine features and industry best practices.
• Document tools, workflows, and technical specifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in game development.
• Strong proficiency with Unreal Engine, including Blueprint scripting, materials, and Sequencer.
• Expertise in 3D content creation software such as Maya, Blender, Houdini, Substance Painter, Photoshop, or ZBrush.
• Experience with C++ and Python scripting for tool development and pipeline automation.
• Familiarity with Maya API or similar DCC APIs.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining content pipelines.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating technical art skills and contributions to shipped titles.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with photogrammetry pipelines.
• Familiarity with various rendering techniques and real-time graphics optimization.
• Experience with Perforce or other version control systems.