Magic Media

Technical Artist – Unreal

Magic Media

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Brazil

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Tech Stack

Unreal Engine

About the role

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize materials, shaders, and VFX in Unreal Engine.
  • Own optimization workflows across the project (rendering, shaders, memory, lighting, asset streaming, etc.)
  • Build tools, blueprints, and scripts that improve artist workflows and efficiency.
  • Work across multiple disciplines in Unreal.
  • Debug technical issues across content, performance, and pipelines.
  • Write and maintain documentation for tools, procedures, and best practices across pipelines, tools, and procedures.
  • Work with Art, Engineering, and Design teams to ensure assets meet real-time performance targets.
  • Stay on top of current technology in Unreal.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience as a Technical Artist or similar role in real-time projects.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5).
  • Strong proficiency in debugging and troubleshooting systems.
  • Deep understanding of performance optimization (GPU/CPU profiling, LODs, shader complexity, draw call reduction, memory optimization).
  • Strong experience authoring complex shaders/materials.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and with deadlines.
  • Proactive and self-directed.
  • **Desirable pluses:**
  • Solid understanding of HLSL or GLSL shader language.
  • Strong Foundation in 3d math.
  • Experience with Niagara VFX systems.
  • Knowledge of character/rigging technical workflows.
  • Experience in simulation systems and tools in Maya and Houdini.
  • Understanding procedural workflows.
  • Experience with Machine Learning, and AI.
  • Passion for making and playing great games, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends.
Benefits
  • Permanently remote position.
  • An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
  • Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
  • Career growth and development.
  • Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
  • Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • An inclusive culture and open communication.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Unreal Enginedebuggingperformance optimizationHLSLGLSLshaders3D mathNiagara VFXsimulation systemsMachine Learning
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsdocumentationability to work under pressureself-directedproactive