05 Oct
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Go Fractional
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Vancouver
05 Oct
Go Fractional
Vancouver
Senior Technical Artist (7-month contract) Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Work Arrangement: Temporary Full-Time, Remote Compensation: $120,000 - $155,000 a year Responsibilities - Act as a bridge between Art, Engineering, and the game engine, helping teams communicate effectively and solve cross-disciplinary problems - Support artists with art-to-engine integration, including asset setup, debugging, and optimization - Design, build, and maintain tools, scripts, and workflows that improve artist productivity and content quality - Collaborate with artists across animation, modeling, texturing, shaders, VFX, and other real-time content disciplines - Identify visual and performance issues and develop high-quality solutions within technical constraints - Contribute to the development and maintenance of procedural tools, art pipelines, and production processes - Create clear, concise documentation for tools, workflows, and pipelines - Take ownership of technical challenges, work with minimal supervision, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement Requirements - Solid understanding of real-time content development and game art pipelines - Technical proficiency in one or more art disciplines (e.g.,
animation, modeling, texturing, or VFX), with a solid understanding of how they interact within a game engine - Professional experience working in Unreal Engine 5 - Experience with procedural workflows and content creation using tools such as Unreal Engine PCG and Houdini - Experience supporting or developing production tools and workflows - Experience working with DCC tools such as Maya - Programming or scripting experience using C++, C#, Python, or a similar language - Understanding of asset management and version control practices - Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset Pluses - Understanding of shader development and material systems - Experience with particle systems and real-time visual effects - Familiarity with animation rigs and game animation systems - Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization for real-time content - Experience with Perforce (P4V) - Strong interest in video game culture, art, and design Note: At this time, candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.
📌 Senior Technical Artist (Vancouver)
🏢 Go Fractional
📍 Vancouver