Technical Artist, Environment (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Technical Artist, Environment (Unreal Engine): Bridging the gap between World-building and Engineering teams to drive the environment art pipeline with an accent on asset optimization and technical standards. Focus on developing editor tools, authoring procedural shaders, and integrating Unreal's PCG framework.

Location: Must be based in or be able to relocate to Los Angeles, CA or Raleigh, NC. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Company

An artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film, television, and immersive storytelling through interconnected worlds.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain workflows for modular kit assembly, level streaming, LOD generation, and asset optimization.
• Develop Editor Utility Widgets, Blueprints, and Python scripts to increase world-building efficiency.
• Author and manage world-building shaders, terrain blending materials, and procedural surface layering systems.
• Enforce technical budgets for polycount, draw calls, texture memory, and streaming thresholds.
• Integrate Unreal's Procedural Content Generation (PCG) framework into production pipelines.
• Profile and debug environment performance using Unreal Insights and RenderDoc to resolve bottlenecks.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in AAA games or interactive media.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, including World Partition, Nanite, Lumen, and PCG.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Blueprint scripting.
• Experience using Houdini for procedural asset and scatter tooling.
• Deep understanding of PBR workflows, texture compression, and LOD pipelines.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.