Unreal Technical Artist

Location: Onsite in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Company

hirify.global produces high-end cinematic and hybrid visual storytelling projects in collaboration with major film and entertainment partners.

What you will do

• Support asset and environment creation, integration, lighting, rendering, and optimization in Unreal Engine.
• Develop and maintain artist-facing Unreal tools and workflows using Blueprints and other engine systems.
• Create and optimize shaders, materials, assets, and scenes while profiling performance and resolving bottlenecks.
• Support real-time compositing and cinematic rendering workflows, including Unreal Composure, ACES/OCIO, and HDR.
• Integrate assets from Maya, Rhino 3D, Blender, Substance, Mari, and Photoshop into production workflows.
• Collaborate with VFX supervisors, CG artists, TDs, and pipeline specialists to troubleshoot issues, improve tools, and document workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist or in a comparable role in high-end live-action VFX, animation, virtual production, or cinematic production.
• Strong Unreal Engine proficiency, including Blueprints, lighting, rendering, materials, shaders, content integration, compositing, and profiling tools.
• Experience with photorealistic Unreal Engine projects, real-time rendering constraints, shader optimization, and HLSL and/or GLSL.
• Experience with color-managed pipelines, including ACES/OCIO and HDR rendering.
• Proficiency with industry-standard DCC applications and 3D asset workflows, plus version control using Perforce, Git, or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, documentation, collaboration, and independent implementation skills.

Nice to have

• Virtual production and hybrid live-action, practical, CG, and real-time workflows.
• Python or other scripting languages for DCC and Unreal workflows.
• Pipeline tool development, offline VFX rendering and compositing, or Nuke experience.
• ShotGrid familiarity and experience mentoring artists or establishing technical art best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on innovative cinematic visual storytelling and high-end VFX production.
• Collaborate in a creative, inclusive, and respectful environment.
• Contribute to a team representing diverse backgrounds, perspectives, talents, and identities.
• Work in a fast-paced production environment with evolving creative and technical requirements.