THE OPPORTUNITY
Come make something brand new with us!
Unknown Worlds is seeking a Senior Tech Artist to help drive development on a new game project. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with an artistic eye, ensuring high-quality, stylized visuals while supporting efficient workflows. This is a hands-on, collaboration-focused role for an excellent communicator with a passion for creating beautiful and immersive worlds.
This is a remote position on a fully distributed team, looking for a candidate with the flexibility to collaborate with a team located primarily in the East and West Coast USA.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drive state-of-the-art visuals by applying relevant, modern techniques and trends.
- Develop and implement shaders, materials, atmospheric effects, skyboxes, and other applicable techniques in Unreal Engine.
- Build and refine art pipelines to enable efficient, high-quality asset production.
- Enforce art budgets and assist with rendering optimization to ensure framerate and platform targets are met.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to elevate the team’s overall expertise.
- Participate in team playtests to evaluate game visuals as a holistic part of the player experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of professional technical art experience, including at least one shipped title from pre-production through launch.
- Deep expertise in Unreal Engine and advanced knowledge of its feature set.
- Proficiency with shader development and scripting (Blueprints, Python, or equivalent).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate enthusiastically across art, design, and engineering disciplines to solve complex visual and technical challenges.
- Strong initiative, curiosity, and organizational ability.
- Experience with industry-standard content creation tools such as Substance Designer/Painter and Houdini.
PREFERENCES
- Experience with multiplatform development, including console.
- Broader background in additional art disciplines (animation, lighting, rigging, or VFX).
- Comfortable working as part of a fully remote team.
- Experience with C++.
Reasonable Accommodation
KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position, perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas, to begin the interactive process.
EEOC statement
KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.
Due to recent scams, our recruiters will only reach out to you via @sds.com, @krafton.com, @unknownworlds.com or @pubg.com. If you received an email and are unsure you can always email [email protected].
We make games that are accessible and engaging for players all over the world. We believe in hiring and supporting the most talented and creative people of diverse backgrounds. That support includes annual professional development and home office stipends, as well as paid time off for volunteer/non-profit work. Join us and be a part of our growing and innovative studio.
Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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