Technical Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Gamedev): Bridging the gap between technical and art departments to improve pipelines and artistic quality in game development. Focus on creating shaders, supporting visual scripting, and ensuring overall game performance on target platforms.

Location: Remote from Mexico or onsite in Guadalajara, Mexico

Company

hirify.global is a product company specializing in game development.

What you will do

• Act as a link between Tech and Art departments, ensuring clear communication.
• Lead R&D for tech art, improving pipelines and artistic quality.
• Ensure overall project performance meets targets while preserving visual quality.
• Create shaders using node-based tools like Unreal’s Material Editor and Unity’s Shader Graph.
• Support Art with visual scripting (e.g., Unreal’s Blueprints) for basic asset functionality.
• Test game builds on platform to ensure accurate depiction from engine to build.

Requirements

• 2.5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in the Games Industry, with at least 1 game released.
• Thorough knowledge of Unreal game engine.
• Proficiency with 3d Studio Max or Maya and Photoshop.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience with code-based shader creation language.
• Experience developing and releasing games on consoles.
• Experience with proprietary game engines and/or Unity.
• Familiarity with animation tools and pipelines.