Stage Technical Artist

2 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Stage Technical Artist will bridge creative and technical workflows on the virtual production stage, working with Unreal Engine and Houdini. Responsibilities include implementing and optimizing real-time assets in Unreal Engine, Houdini, and other DCCs, prepping and refining content for stage delivery with VAD teams. The role involves addressing creative notes, supporting lookdev and lighting, building procedural tools, and maintaining workflows for content ingestion and versioning. The artist will collaborate on USD workflows and resolve stage-facing issues quickly.

Must have:

Implement and optimize real-time assets.
Work with VAD teams for content prep.
Address creative notes.
Support lookdev and lighting.
Build procedural tools and pipelines.
Maintain and improve workflows.
Collaborate on USD workflows.
Troubleshoot and resolve stage-facing issues.

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blueprints

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Job Details

Eyeline Studios

At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.

We’re looking for a Stage Technical Artist with strong Unreal and Houdini experience to help bridge creative and technical workflows on our virtual production stage. You’ll work at the intersection of content creation, optimization, research and real-time performance — supporting lookdev, procedural content, and on-set creative problem-solving.

You’ll collaborate closely with Stage Operators, the VAD team, and production leads to make sure content lands on stage ready-to-go, looks great, and feedback can be addressed quickly and cohesively.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and optimize real-time assets in Unreal Engine, Houdini, and other DCCs
Work with VAD teams to prep and refine content for stage delivery
Address creative notes in real-time using Blueprints, material work, and light touch modeling/FX
Support lookdev, lighting, and real-time material tuning
Build procedural tools and pipelines using Houdini and Houdini Engine
Maintain and improve workflows for content ingestion, optimization, and versioning
Collaborate on USD workflows, PDG pipelines, and content version control
Troubleshoot and resolve stage-facing issues quickly under pressure

Qualifications

Proficiency in Unreal Engine (Blueprints, Materials, Lighting, Level Optimization)
Strong experience with Houdini — procedural systems, PDG, Houdini Engine
Understanding of performance tuning for real-time environments
Experience with USD pipelines and stage-ready asset prep
Creative eye and ability to balance quality with technical needs
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure on-set environment
Clear communicator who can translate between creative and technical teams

$65 - $70 an hour

This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Los Angeles, California. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location.

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 8 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, Mumbai and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Powered by Netflix

Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are

We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.