Senior Technical Artist (10-month Contract) - Remote

Overview

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven independent game studio seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Technical Artist to join their team on a 10-month contract. The role involves creating content for Unreal Engine and guiding technical art from pre-production to release.

In Short

• Join a creative game studio with a focus on independent projects.
• Collaborate with a small, high-performing team.
• Work in a hybrid model, including remote work within Canada.
• Support artists with tool creation and best practices.
• Develop a modular, kit-based asset pipeline.
• Implement optimization strategies for performance targets.
• Mentor other artists and developers.
• Generate documentation for production pipelines.
• Integrate and optimize lighting under a tech brief.
• Work with minimal supervision and take ownership of problems.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Technical Artist.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience integrating and iterating lighting for games.
• Some experience with C++ or C#.
• Understanding of asset management.
• Experience working with Maya.
• Understanding of modular Art Asset development.
• Understanding of shader development.

Benefits

• Four-day work week.
• Support for hybrid work arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on a wide range of projects.
• Collaborative and creative work environment.
• Chance to mentor and lead within the team.