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AGBO

Rendering Engineer

Raleigh, NC · On-site

$136K - $168K/yr

AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. They are seeking a Rendering Engineer to push the visual boundaries of real-time technology in interactive ...

AGBO

Rendering Engineer

Raleigh, NC

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the ... Position Summary: AGBO is looking for a Rendering Engineer to join the team and sit at the ...

AGBO Films LLC

Rendering Engineer

Raleigh, NC · On-site

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the ... Position Summary: AGBO is looking for a Rendering Engineer to join the team and sit at the ...

Swaybox Studios

Unreal Technical Artist

New Orleans, LA · On-site

$122K - $146K/yr

The Unreal Technical Artist will work hands-on within Unreal Engine to support content integration, lighting, rendering, materials, shaders, real-time compositing, and performance optimization. This ...

Swaybox Studios

Unreal Technical Artist

New Orleans, LA

$122K - $146K/yr

The Unreal Technical Artist will work hands-on within Unreal Engine to support content integration, lighting, rendering, materials, shaders, real-time compositing, and performance optimization. This ...

AGBO

Rendering Engineer

Raleigh, NC · On-site

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the ... Position Summary: AGBO is looking for a Rendering Engineer to join the team and sit at the ...

Ht Visions

VFX Artist

Houston, TX · On-site

$150K - $165K/yr

We are seeking an experienced and highly creative VFX Artist to produce high-quality visual effects ... Ensure lighting, rendering, and compositing consistency * Meet production deadlines while ...

AGBO

Rendering Engineer

Raleigh, NC · On-site

Contribute to engine‑level tooling and editor workflows, building or extending rendering tools that empower artists and designers to iterate faster and with greater creative freedom * Partner with ...

Roblox

Principal Rendering Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

Rendering has to have an eye to the past, and an eye to the future... * Community: Roblox games are ... Learn about our community and work with technical artists to understand the present and future ...

Virtual Producer

Virtual Production Artist

Tampa, FL · On-site

$70K - $85K/yr

As a VP Artist, you will provide on‑set support, including technical previsualization, tech ... Optimize virtual sets / rebuild assets for real‑time rendering and production‑day ...

Parallel Domain

Principal Technical Artist

Seattle, WA · Remote

$130K - $155K/yr

Our content and rendering pipeline is how that platform earns its credibility with customers. The ... We're hiring a Principal Technical Artist to bring the next generation of these workflows into ...

Parallel Domain

Principal Technical Artist

Seattle, WA

$144K - $173K/yr

Our content and rendering pipeline is how that platform earns its credibility with customers. The ... We're hiring a Principal Technical Artist to bring the next generation of these workflows into ...

Parallel Domain

Principal Technical Artist

Seattle, WA · On-site +1

$144K - $173K/yr

Our content and rendering pipeline is how that platform earns its credibility with customers. The ... We're hiring a Principal Technical Artist to bring the next generation of these workflows into ...

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Senior Rendering Engineer

Novato, CA · On-site

$108K - $161K/yr

Debug visual and performance issues related to rendering ... Effectively communicate with artists towards performant solutions. * Actively improve skill sets ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for rendering artist in the United States is $123,136.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $79,000.00 and $170,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Rendering Artist is responsible for creating high-quality visual representations of objects, characters, environments, or scenes using computer graphics software. They work in industries like animation, gaming, architecture, and visual effects to produce realistic or stylized images and animations. Their role typically involves texturing, lighting, and shading to enhance the final output. Rendering Artists collaborate with designers, modelers, and developers to bring creative visions to life. Proficiency in software like Blender, Maya, or Unreal Engine is often required.

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As a Rendering Artist, your daily responsibilities often include collaborating closely with 3D modelers, animators, and art directors to bring visual scenes to life by manipulating lighting, materials, and camera settings in render software. You will frequently adjust textures and shaders, troubleshoot rendering issues, and optimize scenes to achieve the desired visual quality within project deadlines. Reviewing renders for accuracy and participating in feedback sessions are also common parts of the workflow. Depending on the studio or project, you may also help create style guides and maintain consistency across different visual assets.

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A rendering artist creates visual representations of 3D models and scenes using software such as Autodesk Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max. They focus on producing realistic images or animations by applying textures, lighting, and shading techniques, often working closely with designers and developers to visualize concepts accurately.
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Senior Technical Artist - Rendering & Shaders

Beverly Hills, CA • On-site, Remote

Snail Games USA
Software Development • 51 - 200 employees
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$100K - $130K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 21 days ago

Job description

Senior Technical Artist - Rendering & Shaders
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming (Los Angeles area preferred)
About Snail Games USA
Snail Games strives to create the new high bar for gameplay experience in online gaming. We have been a global developer and publisher of digital entertainment since 2009 and are committed to pushing the boundaries of the industry.
About the Role
Snail Games USA is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to join our Art Center and provide hands-on technical art support across multiple Unreal Engine projects.
This is a broad production-focused Technical Artist role working between art and engineering to solve technical problems, improve workflows, and help teams deliver high-quality game content efficiently. The role will have a particular emphasis on Unreal Engine rendering, materials, and shaders, but responsibilities may shift based on project and production needs.
The ideal candidate has strong technical-art fundamentals and enough breadth to work across asset integration, optimization, tooling, pipelines, troubleshooting, and visual systems. They should be comfortable investigating ambiguous problems, collaborating directly with artists and engineers, and carrying solutions through implementation and validation.
Responsibilities
  • Provide hands-on technical art support across a range of game development and production needs.
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize Unreal Engine materials, shaders, and rendering workflows.
  • Investigate and resolve visual, technical, performance, and asset integration problems.
  • Integrate art assets and ensure they meet visual, technical, and runtime requirements.
  • Profile and optimize content for rendering performance, memory use, shader complexity, and scalability.
  • Establish and maintain practical standards for assets, materials, textures, meshes, LODs, collision, naming, and project organization.
  • Develop or improve tools and workflows that increase artist efficiency and reduce repetitive production work.
  • Support artists with technical setup, debugging, implementation, and optimization.
  • Work with Art, Engineering, Design, Animation, Lighting, and other disciplines to solve cross-discipline production problems.
  • Evaluate workflows and identify technical risks or production bottlenecks before they become larger problems.
  • Review assets and implementation for technical quality, consistency, and performance.
  • Create documentation, examples, and reusable best practices for distributed development teams.
  • Adapt to different technical-art needs as project priorities and production requirements change.
  • Take ownership of technical-art problems from investigation through implementation, testing, and validation.

Minimum Requirements
  • Professional Technical Artist experience in game development.
  • Strong Unreal Engine experience, preferably UE5.
  • Strong general knowledge of real-time game art pipelines and technical-art production.
  • Strong experience with Unreal materials, shaders, rendering, or related visual systems.
  • Understanding of real-time rendering, profiling, optimization, and performance constraints.
  • Experience with game asset pipelines including meshes, textures, materials, LODs, collision, and asset organization.
  • Experience integrating and troubleshooting production assets in-engine.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems spanning both artistic and technical concerns.
  • Ability to independently investigate unfamiliar problems and develop practical production solutions.
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating directly with artists and engineers.
  • Ability to balance visual quality, production efficiency, technical constraints, and runtime performance.

Nice to Have
  • Python scripting or pipeline automation experience.
  • Unreal Blueprint experience.
  • HLSL or custom shader development experience.
  • Experience with procedural tools such as Houdini.
  • Experience with environment, character, vegetation, VFX, lighting, or procedural content pipelines.
  • Experience building reusable tools or workflows for artists.
  • Experience with DCC pipeline integration such as Maya, Blender, Substance, or similar tools.
  • Experience shipping PC or console titles using Unreal Engine.
  • Experience supporting multiple projects or production teams.

Salary Range
100,000-130,000 annually
Compensation within the range will depend on experience, technical breadth, demonstrated production ownership, and location.
Why Join the Snail Games USA Team?
  • True focus on work/life balance
  • Paid company holidays, vacation, and separate sick leave
  • Medical, dental, vision, and Life/LTD
  • 401k with company match

Additional Information
As part of the Company's activities in video game development, publishing, and short-form video content creation, certain projects, discussions, or creative materials may include themes, visuals, language, or subject matter that some individuals could find mature, violent, sexual, graphic, or otherwise sensitive in nature ("Mature Content").
Examples may include, but are not limited to, depictions or descriptions of combat, violence, adult themes or relationships, suggestive or satirical humor, or strong language. Employees are expected to engage with such material in a professional and creative context as part of their job duties.

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