TL;DR

Principal Technical Artist (Gamedev): Designing and driving R&D pipelines across all art disciplines, partnering with Engineers to scale user-friendly tools for next-gen fidelity. Focus on automating character rigging, environment world-building, and volumetric VFX, while ensuring artistic control and aesthetic standards.

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Salary: $154,400 - $220,000 per Year

Company

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What you will do

Lead pipeline innovation by designing R&D tools for automated character rigging, environment world-building, and volumetric VFX.
Optimize and automate workflows by identifying bottlenecks and implementing predictive R&D models.
Ensure artistic control by designing tool UI/UX that prioritizes manual fine-tuning.
Define aesthetic targets in collaboration with Directors to establish the "ground truth" data for R&D models.
Scale and mentor by documenting and sharing production-ready R&D workflows.

Requirements

Shipped at least one AAA title as a Principal or Senior Technical Artist (UE5 and Console experience preferred).
Hands-on experience applying Machine Learning or Generative Systems to 3D content.
Expert-level mastery of Unreal Engine’s rendering architecture, shaders, and materials.
Proficiency in Python for tool development and experience in procedural or character pipelines.
A passion for replacing legacy workflows with scalable, R&D-driven solutions.

Culture & Benefits

Inclusive work environment encouraging teams to Come as You Are and do your best work.
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage.
Paid holidays, vacation time, and sick days, with wellbeing programs for mental health.
Family planning support, commuter benefits, and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.
401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.