Technical Artist, Environment

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, including Avengers: Endgame. The studio's projects include Academy Award–winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, Netflix hits The Gray Man and Extraction, and Prime Video's visceral thriller The Bluff and the global Citadel franchise. Citadel Season 2 premieres in May 2026.
AGBO is currently in production with Netflix on Tygo and Mercenary, both part of the Extraction universe, as well as with Lionsgate on John Rambo, a prequel to the iconic franchise. The studio is in post-production on The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro, and Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released December 18, 2026. AGBO will begin shooting Avengers: Secret Wars later this year. Both upcoming Avengers films are directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and co-produced by AGBO and Marvel Studios.
In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard—former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of Fortnite—as a partner. Mustard brings a bold creative vision to AGBO: to expand what storytelling can be through immersive, interconnected worlds that span across media. We're building the future of storytelling—and we're looking for bold, creative minds to help shape it. If you're ready to help define what comes next, we'd love to meet you.
POSITION SUMMARY

AGBO is looking for a Technical Artist, Environment to bridge the gap between our World-building and Engineering teams. You will drive the environment art pipeline from asset ingestion to in-engine presentation and set the technical standards for how our worlds are built and rendered.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Establish and maintain workflows for modular kit assembly, level streaming, LOD generation, and asset optimization
Build Editor Utility Widgets, Blueprints, and Python scripts that improve world-building efficiency
Author and manage world-building shaders; Own terrain blending materials, procedural surface layering, weathering systems, and landscape material functions
Set and enforce technical budgets for polycount, draw call, texture memory, and streaming thresholds across environment asset categories
Collaborate and partner with level designers to ensure gameplay-critical geometry meets collision, navigation, and performance requirements
Integrate Unreal's Procedural Content Generation framework into production pipelines
Profile and debug environment performance using Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, and platform-specific profilers to identify and resolve bottlenecks
Review work deliver technical feedback and develop internal documentation and best-practices guides
Interface with internal artist teams and codevelopers to maintain milestone cadences
Perform all other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

3-5 years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in games/ interactive media. Experience working on and shipping AAA games.
Deep knowledge and experience working in Unreal Engine 5 – World Partition, Nanite, Lumen, PCG
Strong Python and Blueprint scripting; MEL / MaxScript is a bonus
Experience with terrain and landscape systems at scale
Experience in Houdini for procedural asset and scatter tooling
Demonstrated understanding of PBR workflows, texture compression and LOD pipelines
Ability to read and communicate GPU performance data clearly
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This role is based in Los Angeles, CA or Raleigh, NC and only candidates located in or willing to relocate to the area will be considered.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
AGBO Labs LLC is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education and experience.
AGBO participates in E-Verify - English | Spanish
The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent to this position.