Technical Artist (Video Effects)

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Video Effects): Design and develop visual effects for video editing tools with an accent on real-time rendering pipelines, shaders, and post-processing. Focus on optimizing materials for performance, prototyping with DCC tools, and scripting dynamic behaviors using Lua and JavaScript.

Location: Beijing, China

Company

hirify.global’s Design Experience supergroup builds powerful yet simple video editing tools that empower users worldwide through seamless, high-performance experiences.

What you will do

• Design and develop visual effects including scene effects, facial effects, and post-processing pipelines
• Build and optimize materials and shaders using hirify.global’s rendering engine
• Collaborate with engineers and designers to deliver performant visual features
• Prototype creative ideas with DCC tools and translate to production-ready effects
• Write and maintain Lua and JavaScript scripts for interactive visual behaviors
• Explore new rendering techniques and industry trends to enhance video quality

Requirements

• Strong experience with real-time rendering pipelines, materials, shaders, and visual effects balancing quality and performance
• Familiarity with modern rendering or game engines like Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprints and C++
• Comfortable with scripting languages such as Lua or JavaScript for dynamic visuals
• Experience from high-quality visual environments like 3A games, digital humans, or interactive media
• Work on scalable systems like face customization or character creation
• Exposure to Procedural Content Generation (PCG) and AI/AIGC workflows
• Confident using DCC tools for prototyping and production assets
• Effective collaboration with engineers, designers, and product teams

Nice to have

• Knowledge of character pipelines including motion capture, animation optimization, or physics/dynamics