• Define, build, and enforce technical and quality standards for all in-game art assets. • Author comprehensive pipeline documentation to guide and support the art team. • Develop advanced, optimized materials via node graphs using 3D/vector math. • Create stunning real-time visual effects using Niagara FX. • Author complex, performant landscape and terrain materials. • Implement and leverage procedural generation systems to streamline world-building and environment art pipelines. • Balance cutting-edge UE5 features for AAA experiences while ensuring strict performance optimization.

• Define, build, and enforce technical and quality standards for all in-game art assets. • Develop advanced, optimized materials via node graphs using 3D/vector math. • Author complex, performant landscape and terrain materials. • Balance cutting-edge UE5 features (Lumen, Nanite) for AAA experiences while ensuring strict performance optimization. • Act as the primary technical liaison between art, design, and engineering to ensure seamless asset integration.

Role Description We are seeking a talented and versatile Mid to Senior Technical Artist to bridge the gap between our artistic vision and technical execution. In this role, you will collaborate closely with artists, designers, and engineers to optimize workflows, establish high-quality pipelines, and push the visual boundaries of our projects in Unreal Engine 5. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the 3D art pipeline, a strong grasp of 3D math, and the ability to maintain peak performance across multiple platforms—from high-end AAA environments to optimized mobile devices. Key Responsibilities - Pipeline & Workflow Optimization: Define, build, and enforce technical and quality standards for all in-game art assets. Author comprehensive pipeline documentation to guide and support the art team. - Visual Development & Shaders: Develop advanced, optimized materials via node graphs using 3D/vector math. Create stunning real-time visual effects using Niagara FX. - Terrain & Procedural Workflows: Author complex, performant landscape and terrain materials (utilizing Runtime Virtual Texturing and layered shader workflows). Implement and leverage procedural generation systems (such as UE5’s PCG framework) to streamline world-building and environment art pipelines. - Performance & Rendering: Balance cutting-edge UE5 features (Lumen, Nanite) for AAA experiences while ensuring strict performance optimization and calibration for lower-end and mobile platforms. - Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Act as the primary technical liaison between art, design, and engineering to ensure seamless asset integration and clear communication. Qualifications - Artistic Foundation: Strong understanding of lighting, color theory, composition, visual balance, and PBR rendering standards/calibration. - Software Proficiency: Proven experience authoring high-quality textures using Photoshop and the Substance Suite for games. - Technical Scripting: Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming (OOP) using UE5 Blueprint scripting, functions, and data-driven systems. - Problem-Solving Mindset: Detail-oriented with a natural talent for troubleshooting, profiling, and debugging complex technical art issues. - Autonomy & Communication: Ability to work independently through complex challenges while remaining highly collaborative, approachable, and professional. Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications) - Tooling: Experience designing, developing, and deploying custom toolsets to improve artist workflows. - Automation & UI: Proficiency with Python scripting for DCCs (Maya, 3ds Max, Blender) and Unreal Engine, as well as experience with Editor Utility Widgets (EUW) and UMG UI systems. - Shipped Titles: Track record of delivering results on previously published or shipped game titles. - Hybrid Experience: Past professional experience working directly as a production artist, game designer, or software engineer. Job Details - Job Title: Technical Artist - Reports to: Studio Art & Animation Director - Department: Art - Work Location: Fully Remote - Employment status: Full Time - FLSA: Salaried, Exempt Benefits - Generous PTO - Health, Dental, & Vision coverage - Healthcare and Daycare FSAs - 401k with company match - Life and Disability insurance - Technology Stipend - Paid Sick leave - Commuter benefits - Paid company holidays and office closures Salary Range $66,000 to $95,000 USD Primary working language English

Role Description We're looking for a Sr. Technical Character Artist for our rapid prototyping Skunk Works team. You'll be responsible for breathing life into our characters for the first time in the prototypes we build out of the backlog of diverse ideas. Characters are very important to us, and getting them right is a priority at our studio. Responsibilities - Play a critical role in reviewing, clarifying and refining character concepts - Assess requirements for each concept, quickly identifying what will be needed to build it - You own the modeling, surfacing, rigging and effects of and for all characters - You will work with teammates on setting up behavior BPs and trees to drive the character’s states / behaviors Qualifications - 10+ years of experience building characters for interactive experiences in Unreal - Modeling and surfaces experience - Solid communication and collaboration skills in a remote-first environment - Service-based attitude. You thrill in bringing worlds to life, regardless of origin - Experience with scripted cinematic sequences Nice to Have - Familiarity with the Poppy Playtime universe and its visual language - Animation experience - Game design experience - Passion for the horror genre and atmospheric storytelling Benefits - Profit sharing - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 401(k) matching - FSA/HSA - Paid time off - Sick time - Holidays - Parental leave Salary Range - San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; & DC Metropolitan Areas: $131,000–$160,000 USD annually - Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; & Miami, FL Metropolitan Areas: $114,000-147,500 USD annually - All Other U.S. Locations: $97,000–$125,000 USD annually