Outsourcing Technical Artist | North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote

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What we are looking for:

Escape Velocity is looking for an Outsourcing Technical Artist, who is focused on materials development and responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing real‑time materials within Unreal Engine. This role will support the art and engineering teams by building scalable shader systems, ensuring high visual fidelity while maintaining performance across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Work with art and engineering to understand visual requirements and performance constraints
• Develop, optimize, and maintain advanced materials and shaders using Unreal Engine
• Create reusable material functions and dynamic systems to support a wide range of surface types (environment, characters, VFX)
• Research and prototype new shading techniques to push visual quality and efficiency
• Collaborate with rendering engineers to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to materials
• Help define and maintain material pipelines and documentation for the art team

What you will bring:

• 3+ years of experience in a Technical Art or Material/Shader Art role
• At least one released title on the current or previous console generation (gen8, gen9), preferably AAA
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine’s material system (Material Editor, Material Functions, Material Instances)
• Deep understanding of PBR workflows, surface response, and lighting fundamentals
• Experience creating and optimizing complex shaders for real-time performance
• Proficiency with Substance Designer/Painter, Photoshop, or similar texturing tools
• Familiarity with scripting or shader languages (HLSL, GLSL, Python) a plus
• Ability to balance visual quality and technical constraints
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with multiple disciplines
• Excellent time management and creative problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work independently with a high level of autonomy

Benefits:

• A generous PTO allowance
• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
• Private Mental Health scheme
• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Discretionary Studio Bonus
• Top‑range tech for your home setup
• Other benefits based on your region

How to apply: Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process.

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Other

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting