Remote Material Artist

Summary

Join our team as a Material/Shader Artist to work on the Seedworld Metaverse project, utilizing Unreal 5.2+. As a key member of the Art Department, you will create and optimize shaders for assets and landscapes, collaborating with Art Directors, Technical Artists, and Developers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of shader development experience in the gaming industry with at least one AAA game shipped on PC or console in the last 5 years
• 5+ years of experience using Maya, Photoshop, Z-Brush, Mudbox, or equivalent
• 5+ years of shader development for Unreal, on all its shading tools. (Node, Blueprint, HLSL, …)
• Development experience would be an appreciated plus. (C++ programming, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Art Department team to develop shaders for assets and landscape as part of the vital look development phase
• Shader development should match the artistic style of Seedworld
• Shader and procedural textures development will be based on reference artwork, paint overs and look development target imagery under the Art Director's supervision
• To help create quality shaders for human characters as well as fantasy that match the Art Director’s expectations
• Apply knowledge of shader optimization for memory and frame rate budgets
• Work with Art Directors, Technical Artists, and Developers to understand technical requirements and ensure the pipeline is as efficient as possible
• Research into new shader development techniques and apply them to production
• Ability to create custom nodes or functions required by the research and development
• Active participation in technical and artistic discussions and problem-solving
• Ability to summarize his work and documentation to make internal and outsourcing communication better for the full team

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with developing and compiling shaders within Unreal
• Good visual and technical understanding of shading, texturing, and look development
• Good artistic eye to complement the technical knowledge and ease collaboration with the Art Director
• Experience with complex and specific shaders (Water, SSS, Foliage, etc.)
• Experience with OpenGL GLSL/HLSL
• Strong experience with lighting both from a technical and artistic perspective within Unreal
• Strong knowledge of all the 3D requirements before shader (UV, Texture Layout) and common texturing pipelines
• Fast, organized, collaborative, and able to handle feedback
• Strong organizational, and communication skills and a fluent level in English along with an understanding of production values, deadlines, and priorities

Benefits

• 21 days of holidays / year + local bank holidays
• Sick days
• Budget for training/courses
• Budget towards purchasing work equipment such as laptops
• Monthly salary paid in stable coins (USDC)