Technical Artist

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Game Art): Supporting visual content integration, improving workflows, and troubleshooting technical challenges with an accent on shader development, performance optimization, and cross-department collaboration. Focus on designing and implementing technical art solutions, managing performance trade-offs, and maintaining technical documentation.

Location: Hybrid in Los Angeles, United States

Salary: $80,000 - $130,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an experience-focused technology company founded by Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other fields, passionate about uniting physical and digital worlds.

What you will do

• Provide technical expertise and solutions to artists, animators, and riggers.
• Collaborate across departments to enhance quality and iteration efficiency.
• Research and suggest tools and processes for projects.
• Set performance and memory objectives and establish testing methods.
• Manage multiple tasks from planning to delivery and conduct code and content performance reviews.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.

Requirements

• Location: Hybrid work in Los Angeles, United States
• Expertise in industry-standard DCC tools (Maya, Max, Blender, Substance, Photoshop).
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine including blueprinting and shader development (HLSL/GLSL).
• Strong understanding of performance optimization and version control (Perforce, git).
• Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical team members.
• Experience writing and editing clear technical documentation.

Nice to have

• Passion for exploring new skills and mentoring others.

Culture & Benefits

• Ongoing education and mentorship opportunities.
• Generous health care and time off benefits.
• Collaborative and diverse workplace valuing curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage.
• Safe environment encouraging risk-taking and learning from failures.