Technical Artist – Video Effect
Core
Design and develop visual effects for video editing, including scene effects, facial effects, and post-processing pipelines for Canva's video tools.
Role type
Technical Artist (Video Effects)
Builds
Visual effects, materials, shaders, and interactive visual behaviors for Canva's video editing platform.
Domain
Creative technology, real-time rendering, video editing software.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
real-time rendering pipelines, materials and shaders, modern game engines (Unreal Engine 5), scripting (Lua, JavaScript), procedural content generation (PCG), DCC tools, character pipelines (motion capture, animation optimization), visual effects for video editing.
Preferred skills
AI/AIGC-driven workflows, 3A games experience, digital humans, interactive media, character creation systems.
Technologies
Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints, C++, Lua, JavaScript, DCC tools, Canva's rendering engine.
Responsibilities
Design and develop visual effects for video editing; build and optimize materials and shaders; collaborate with engineers and designers; prototype creative ideas using DCC tools; write and maintain scripts for dynamic visual behaviors; explore new rendering techniques and industry trends.
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC