Game Technical Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Game Technical Artist (Game Development): Developing and optimizing art pipelines, creating tools, and solving technical challenges to empower artists and ensure production-ready assets meet the highest standards with an accent on workflow optimization and real-time graphics performance. Focus on building custom tools, shaders, and integrating art assets effectively within game engines like Unreal and Unity for AAA titles.

Location: Hybrid in Romania (Europe)

Company

hirify.global is a global service provider in game development, collaborating on AAA titles like The Witcher 3 and Call of Duty.

What you will do

• Develop and optimize art pipelines for characters, environments, and props.
• Create tools and shaders to streamline art production and enhance visuals.
• Solve technical challenges to empower artists and ensure production-ready assets.
• Ensure production-ready assets meet the highest standards for AAA or high-quality AA titles.
• Collaborate closely with artists, engineers, and producers to balance technical feasibility with creative vision.
• Understand and optimize performance for real-time graphics on consoles and mobile platforms.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience as a Technical Artist or similar role in game development.
• Proven experience working on at least one shipped AAA or high-quality AA title (console, PC, or mobile).
• Strong proficiency with scripting and programming languages such as C++ and C#.
• Expertise in working with Unreal Engine and other game engines such as Unity.
• Solid knowledge of 3D modeling software (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max) and texturing tools (Substance Painter/Designer).
• Excellent communication skills to liaise between artists, engineers, and producers.

Nice to have

• Experience with rigging, skinning, and animation pipelines.
• Good eye for artistic quality, lighting, shading, and visual effects.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits, including a flexible monthly budget and vacation allowance growing with tenure.
• Opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders on AAA titles.
• Professional growth opportunities and flexible work arrangements.
• Relocation and visa support (depending on the position).