Expert Technical Artist

CD PROJEKT RED is a company focused on creating revolutionary, story-driven RPGs. The role is within the Technical Art department, working on The Witcher 4, the first game in a brand-new saga.

• Typically 7+ years of experience in real-time graphics, rendering, physical-based lighting, and shading PBR pipeline or technical artistry, particularly with Unreal Engine.
• A portfolio showcasing excellence in artistry and computer graphics development with finished projects, preferably across movies, commercials, and games.
• Strong understanding and proven experience in developing and using computer graphics workflows (lighting, rendering, shaders), particularly with Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency in HLSL, GLSL, or other shader/programming languages.
• Effective communication in a team setting, including documenting or visually explaining complex ideas.
• Initiative in driving shared goals, mentoring peers, and contributing both independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated interest in visual aesthetics and design as well as creative and strategic problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable with iterative processes and learning from feedback, using feedback and data to continuously refine solutions.

• Collaborate with artists, engineers, and designers to ensure creative alignment, propose rendering approaches, and translate ideas into achievable realities.
• Conduct regular audits of content integrity from physically-based rendering material values and shaders across environments and characters to the stability of lighting and post-production systems.
• Contribute to the look development effort by analysing visual targets and breaking them down into actionable, real-time-ready proposals.
• Review artistic pipelines and processes to identify potential improvements and propose as well as prototype methods or automation solutions to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Mentor and guide fellow developers on best practices and technical approaches to content creation and rendering.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve rendering and performance-related challenges while maintaining visual coherence across the scalability targets of various platforms.
• Research emerging trends and advancements in rendering technology and outstanding visual achievements.

In-office work in Warsaw, Poland with hybrid working mode available. Relocation is required.