Senior Technical Artist (UE5)

Burnaby · USD 102,000-140,000 · 7+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

SkyBox Labs is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join an ambitious AAA co-development project set within a highly anticipated universe.
Working in close collaboration with a partner studio, you will play a pivotal role in establishing technical foundations, worldbuilding workflows, and real-time optimization strategies for large-scale UE5 environments.
The role involves defining modern procedural pipelines, optimizing open-world performance, and crafting custom editor tooling that empowers art and level design teams.

Real-Time Performance & Optimization: Establish and enforce content creation best practices for large open-world environments in UE5; perform real-time profiling, diagnose bottlenecks, and drive optimization solutions across geometry, materials, and streaming.
Worldbuilding & Procedural Pipelines: Design, build, and support high-level procedural systems (PCG, Blueprints, Houdini) for open-world environment creation, including terrain workflows, road/spline tools, and automated asset placement systems.
Editor Tooling & Artist Efficiency: Develop custom Unreal Engine editor tools, utility widgets, actor workflows, and workflow automations that maximize iteration speed and team efficiency for level artists and environment teams.
Cross-Discipline Collaboration & Guidance: Act as a technical guide and force multiplier for the art team—providing clear documentation, establishing standards, and offering day-to-day technical direction to bridge artistic goals with engine performance limits.
Proactive Problem-Solving & Communication: Navigate high-level design concepts and incomplete specs with autonomy—taking ownership to investigate technical paths, communicate proactively across disciplines to resolve ambiguity, and deliver robust technical solutions.

Relevant Experience: 7+ years of professional game development experience in Technical Art or Environment Art (with a heavy focus on technical workflows, environment pipelines, and performance optimization), including at least one shipped major AAA title.
Deep UE5 & Procedural Mastery: Deep hands-on expertise with Unreal Engine 5, Houdini, and Unreal's Procedural Content Generation (PCG) framework.
Open World Optimization: Proven track record of optimizing complex UE5 environments and implementing content pipelines that balance high visual fidelity with strict runtime performance targets.
Editor Tooling & Automation: Strong experience developing editor utility tools, custom editor interfaces, and automated workflows within Unreal Engine.
Strong Social & Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a natural ability to guide artists, convey complex technical concepts clearly, and act as an informal technical lead across teams.
Self-Motivated & Autonomous Mindset: Comfort operating in an environment where solutions aren't spoon-fed. You enjoy tackling high-level, open-ended challenges and driving them to completion.
Artistic Eye: A strong eye for visual quality and aesthetics, ensuring technical optimizations and automations never compromise the artistic vision.

Scripting & Shading Foundations: Strong programming/scripting foundations in Blueprints, Python, HLSL, or C++.
Broad Tech Art Experience: Technical experience across adjacent disciplines, such as graphics/lighting, character pipelines, animation systems, or VFX.

Annual bonus and up to 3% RRSP matching available
Comprehensive health benefits, along with a supportive Maternity and Parental Leave policy
Flexible hybrid working arrangements
Employee Assistance Program
3 weeks of vacation leave
Free gym at the Burnaby Studio
SkyBox University and Guild Program for growth and development
Lunch & Learns
Social events including trivia nights, karaoke nights, movie nights, and group activities
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)