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MIDDLE TECHNICAL ARTIST (EPOCH GAMES)
The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order
Middle
Unpaid
⏰ Part-time
Remote
Description
Epoch Games is a volunteer-based, fully remote global development team working on The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order, an open-world fantasy RPG built with Unreal Engine 4. The team is looking for a Technical Artist to develop shaders, lighting, particle systems, visual effects, and optimisation solutions for the project.
Responsibilities
- Create shaders in Unreal Engine 4
- Develop and improve in-game lighting
- Create particle systems and visual effects
- Perform optimisation work
- Collaborate with the Level Design team
- Attend team meetings in Slack
- Report progress on a weekly basis
- Follow team policies and production workflows
- Communicate technical issues clearly with other team members
Required Skills
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4
- Experience creating shaders
- Experience working with lighting
- Experience creating particle systems
- Experience producing visual effects
- Understanding of optimisation for real-time projects
- Strong online communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with a remote team
- Fluent English
- Passion for game development
- Commitment to creating high-quality games
Nice to Have
- Experience with OpenGL
- Experience with Git
- Experience working on open-world RPG projects
- Experience collaborating with distributed development teams
What we offer
- Fully remote volunteer position
- Work on an open-world fantasy RPG
- Collaboration with a global development team
- Practical Unreal Engine 4 production experience
- Opportunity to contribute to a long-term indie project
- No relocation required