Expression of Interest - Technical Artist

AGBO•Raleigh, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

AGBO is building its technical art team and is seeking Technical Artists with expertise in various disciplines such as environments, characters, lighting, materials, and asset production. The role involves collaborating with artists, designers, and engineers to create scalable workflows, optimize content, and develop tools that enable the creation of visually compelling content at scale. This is an Expression of Interest listing to collect applications from qualified candidates for future opportunities. Roles will be based in Los Angeles, CA or Raleigh, NC, with a preference for candidates in or willing to relocate to these areas.

Requirements

3–8 years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in games or interactive media.
Strong experience working in Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5).
Proficiency with one or more DCC tools such as Maya, Blender, Houdini, 3ds Max, or similar software.
Experience supporting a variety of art disciplines, including environments, characters, materials, lighting, VFX, or world-building.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering principles, optimization techniques, and asset performance considerations.
Familiarity with material creation, shader development, and rendering workflows in Unreal Engine.
Experience with scripting or tool development using Python, MEL, Blueprint, or similar languages.
Knowledge of asset pipeline concepts such as LOD generation, texture streaming, rigging, import/export workflows, and memory optimization.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to balance artistic goals with technical constraints.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and creative disciplines.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving production environments where adaptability and initiative are valued.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with procedural content creation tools and workflows (PCG, Houdini, etc.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with artists, engineers, and designers to develop and maintain workflows that support environment, character, lighting, materials, and asset production pipelines.
Build and improve artist-friendly tools, automation, and workflows that enhance productivity while maintaining visual quality and technical performance.
Serve as a technical liaison between Art and Engineering, helping translate creative goals into scalable technical solutions.
Support the implementation, integration, and optimization of assets within Unreal Engine, ensuring adherence to performance and memory budgets.
Develop, refine, and maintain materials, shaders, and rendering workflows that support the project's artistic direction.
Partner with artists to troubleshoot technical challenges related to assets, lighting, rendering, materials, and in-engine content implementation.
Identify opportunities to improve pipeline efficiency, automation, and content scalability across multiple disciplines.
Help establish technical standards and best practices for asset creation, optimization, and implementation.
Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing to ensure workflows are accessible and sustainable across teams.
Participate in R&D initiatives, evaluating new tools, workflows, and emerging technologies that support real-time content creation.
Assist in diagnosing and resolving performance, compatibility, and rendering issues throughout development.
Perform other duties as assigned.