Senior Technical Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Artist (Game Development): Solving tough technical and performance problems in game development while maintaining visual quality and acting as a bridge between artistic and engineering teams. Focus on investigating and solving difficult performance issues, prototyping new workflows, and improving existing pipelines for industry-leading projects.

Location: Hybrid (in-office based on project needs, with some work-from-home flexibility) in Chicago, IL or Boston, MA. Visa sponsorship is not available, and hirify.global is an E-Verify employer.

Salary: $100,900–$122,000

Company

hirify.global is a game development studio offering contracting and consulting services for AAA and independent studios, focusing on work-life balance and investing in talent.

What you will do

• Solve technical problems from an artist’s perspective and diagnose performance issues while maintaining visual quality.
• Act as a primary bridge between art, engineering, and gameplay teams.
• Teach and mentor other artists, fostering their growth.
• Explore new software and techniques, including novel solutions and prototyping new workflows.
• Make improvements to existing pipelines and communicate clearly with clients.
• Estimate task completion times with a big picture of the project schedule.

Requirements

• Degree in Art, Tech Art, or equivalent experience.
• Formal training and professional experience writing code/script.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• 5+ years of game industry experience as a Technical Artist.
• 3+ years of Unreal Engine experience and one shipped Unreal Engine title.
• Deep understanding of real-time rendering.
• Experience working on at least one AAA or equivalent project.
• Experience with version control (Perforce, Git).
• Portfolio demonstrating shipped AAA quality technical art, gameplay/tools/pipeline scripting, cross-disciplinary proficiency, and artistic sensibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Values work-life balance and an alternative to crunch-culture prevalent in game development.
• Invests in talent and career growth for team members.
• Opportunity to solve cutting-edge problems for industry-leading projects.
• Hybrid work format (in-office based on project needs, with some work-from-home flexibility).
• Encourages applications from marginalized candidates for a diverse team.