Senior Technical Artist

Responsibilities

• Develop reusable and scalable material implementations for environment, character, and VFX teams
• Collaborate with rendering engineers to align material workflows with engine capabilities
• Profile, debug, and optimize materials and shaders to meet performance and memory budgets
• Define and document best practices for material creation, shader usage, and technical art workflows
• Support artists by resolving shader, material, and rendering issues through tools and pipelines

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience as a technical artist
• Deep experience with Unreal Engine material editor and shader graph workflows
• Strong understanding of real-time rendering concepts, lighting models, and PBR workflows
• Proficiency with DCC tools such as Maya, Substance Painter/Designer, or Houdini
• Ability to translate artistic intent into high-performance technical solutions
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills for complex visual or pipeline issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with custom shader code (HLSL) in Unreal Engine
• Familiarity with advanced rendering features like virtual textures or material layers
• Experience supporting character, environment, or VFX pipelines from a technical perspective
• Experience defining pipelines or developing tools during pre-production phases

About the Company

Wizards of the Coast cultivates the power of imagination and connection to create unforgettable experiences. We build worlds that bring people together, stimulate creativity, and fuel adventure through iconic brands like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons®.