• Technical Artist

    Actalent (Bellevue, WA)


    Job Title: Technical ArtistJob Description

     

    This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive 3D asset pipelines for a variety of elements including props, buildings, terrains, vegetation, and entire scenes. The position also includes managing large and diverse 3D asset libraries and their supporting infrastructure efficiently. You will build custom tools and Python scripts to automate tasks, resolve workflow bottlenecks, and maintain asset quality standards. Collaboration with simulation engineers is essential to ensure seamless physics and visualization workflows. Additionally, you will partner with both internal and external art teams to define best practices for modeling, texturing, shading, and lighting, while mentoring junior team members. Innovation and research into procedural generation and Gen-AI techniques to scale asset production efficiently are also key components of this role.

    Responsibilities

    + Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end 3D asset pipelines for various elements such as props, buildings, terrains, vegetation, and full scenes.

    + Organize and optimize large, diverse 3D asset libraries and their supporting infrastructure.

    + Build custom tools and Python scripts to automate repetitive tasks and resolve workflow bottlenecks.

    + Collaborate with simulation engineers to import, configure, and validate assets in Omniverse, ensuring seamless physics and visualization workflows.

    + Partner with internal art teams and external vendors to define best practices for modeling, texturing, shading, and lighting.

    + Mentor and guide junior team members.

    + Conduct research on procedural generation and Gen-AI techniques to efficiently scale asset production.

    Essential Skills

    + 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining 3D asset pipelines in games, film, or simulation.

    + Proficiency in Python and practical experience with DCC APIs such as Blender.

    + Hands-on familiarity with interactive engines such as Unreal Engine.

    + Proficiency in 3D modeling, UV mapping, texturing, material setup, and lighting.

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + Prior work with game engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or Godot.

    + Experience with procedural generation using Houdini or Blender Geometry Nodes.

    + Experience in real-time graphics programming and shader development (HLSL, GLSL, WebGL).

    + AWS cloud expertise for storage, compute, and CI/CD of asset pipelines.

    + Basic web-development skills (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) for internal tool UIs.

    Work Environment

    This position requires working 5 days a week in the office. You will have the opportunity to work with new technology advancements, contributing to projects that involve cutting-edge innovations.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Bellevue,WA.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Aug 6, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.