[Temporary] Technical Artist

• Collaborate with artists, designers, and programmers to ensure art assets meet visual and technical requirements
• Create and maintain efficient art production pipelines
• Develop tools, scripts, and workflows to improve team productivity
• Optimize game assets for performance on multiple platforms (PC, Consoles, Mobile)
• Troubleshoot and fix visual or technical issues in assets and scenes
• Support artists with feedback on asset setup, shaders, rigging, and engine integration
• Build and maintain simple Control Rig setups in Unreal for animation prototyping
• Assist with Niagara-based VFX implementation and optimization
• Keep up with new tools, workflows, and industry best practices

Core Skills & Experience:

• 3–5 years of experience as a Technical Artist in a game development environment
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine (blueprints, materials, performance profiling, optimization tools)
• Strong familiarity with Blender and ZBrush for asset preparation and troubleshooting
• Experienced in Substance Painter and Substance Designer for texturing pipelines
• Solid understanding of real-time rendering principles, PBR workflows, and asset optimization
• Comfortable with version control systems (Git, SVN) in a collaborative multi-artist environment
• Proficiency with procedural tools: Unreal Engine's PCG tool, Blender's Geometry Nodes, or Houdini is a plus

Additional Technical Competencies:

• Ability to profile and optimize assets, shaders, and scenes for performance targets
• Experience building or improving art production tools, scripts, and automation workflows (Python, UE Blueprints, or relevant scripting languages)
• Strong debugging skills for art-related issues (materials, meshes, lighting, rigging, animation import/export)
• Basic rigging skills: skinning & rigging in Blender, familiarity with Control Rig in Unreal Engine
• Basic VFX skills: creating and tweaking effects using Niagara in Unreal Engine

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
• Good communication skills for bridging art and engineering teams
• Ability to document processes, tools, and technical constraints clearly
• Self-driven but collaborative — able to manage time and priorities effectively