Top Remote Technical Artist Jobs

Create and optimize high-quality, mobile-optimized character shaders and material workflows in Unity URP. Develop master materials, tools, and editor extensions (C#). Profile and debug performance on iOS/Android, collaborate with artists on look development, and ensure efficient rendering across mobile devices.

Expert technical artist responsible for character body and facial rigging for NBA 2K. Duties include improving deformation, building math node networks, implementing blendshapes and corrective shapes, creating skinweight maps, writing Python automation, debugging rigging issues, collaborating with engineers and art teams, and improving documentation and pipelines.

Leads rigging activities for an AAA game project, supporting animators and coordinating with external vendors. Responsibilities include defining final rig specifications, managing vendor quality, and developing and maintaining Maya rigging tools. Optional work includes resolving motion-capture-to-Maya-to-Unreal Engine pipeline issues, developing Unreal Engine plugins, and building LiveLink workflows. Requires at least three years of hands-on Maya rigging experience and familiarity with Perforce or similar version-control tools.

Supports animators by improving in-game character animation quality through Unreal Engine technologies such as Control Rig, Animation Blueprint, Motion Matching, and Ragdoll. Evaluates facial animation solutions for AAA cutscenes and provides technical support for motion-capture challenges. Requires experience with retargeting, motion asset implementation, animation systems, version control, and motion-capture systems. Maya rigging and skinning, Motion Matching, RBF, and ML Deformer experience are preferred.

Develop shaders, lighting, and visual effects for an indie RPG using Unreal Engine 4 while collaborating with a remote team.

Mid–Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering in UE5. Create optimized materials and Niagara effects, build terrain and procedural workflows, author pipelines and tooling, ensure multi-platform performance (AAA to mobile), and collaborate across art, design, and engineering to integrate and optimize assets.

The Principal Technical Artist will enhance workflows and build tools using Unreal Engine and Houdini while optimizing performance and integrating AI technologies.