Senior Technical Artist

16 Hours ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Technical Artist will work at the intersection of art and technology to implement high-quality solutions, support artists with tools and workflows, and identify opportunities to improve how content is built and delivered. Responsibilities include collaborating with artists and developers to integrate art assets and visual effects in Unity for mobile, building and optimizing shaders, suggesting innovative solutions to optimize environment art, organizing assets, conducting quality checks, working with Git, producing performant graphics using Unity URP, writing documentation, and building scripts to automate tasks. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in a technical artist role, with proficiency in shader development and optimization for mobile platforms.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in a technical artist role.
  • Proficiency in shader development and optimization for mobile platforms.
  • Expertise in Git workflows.
  • Familiarity with Unity URP.
Perks:
  • 100% remote work.
  • Unlimited holidays.
  • Opportunity to make an impact on a promising upcoming game.
  • Comfortable work schedule and stable workload.
  • Support for learning opportunities, especially with AI tools.
  • Culture that values open communication and unique contributions.
  • Competitive salary and equity option plans.

Job Details

Senior Technical Artist

Department: Art

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote



Description

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Senior Technical Artist to help push the boundaries of performance, visual quality and workflow efficiency in our game. In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of art and technology, implementing high-quality solutions, supporting artists with tools and workflows, and identifying opportunities to improve how we build and deliver content. This is a great fit for someone who takes ownership of their work, solves problems proactively, and thrives in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment. You’ll focus on execution, but your insights and ideas will help shape how we approach production and scalability going forward.


All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

  • You’ll collaborate closely with artists and developers to integrate art assets and visual effects in Unity for mobile.
  • You’ll build and optimize shaders that balance performance and visual quality.
  • You’ll suggest and implement innovative solutions to optimize environment art and enhance pipeline efficiency.
  • You’ll organize assets effectively and conduct final quality checks on 3D assets to ensure compatibility and performance.
  • You’ll work confidently with Git, including branching strategies, conflict resolution and helping teammates resolve issues.
  • You’ll use merge/pull request workflows to support collaboration and code review practices.
  • You’ll produce performant graphics using Unity URP or similar render pipelines.
  • You’ll write clear documentation to support shared workflows, tools, and best practices.
  • You’ll build scripts and small tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve team efficiency.
  • You’ll help improve processes by spotting bottlenecks and suggesting practical solutions, contributing to better tools and workflows over time.


What you'll bring to the team:

  • 5+ years of experience in a technical artist role within the game development industry, ideally in mobile games.
  • Proficiency in shader development and optimization for mobile platforms using Unity.
  • Strong organizational skills and proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • Expertise in Git workflows, including branching strategies, conflict resolution, and collaborative pull/merge request practices.
  • Familiarity with Unity URP; experience with other render pipelines (e.g., HDRP or custom solutions) is a plus.
  • Ability to write clear, concise, and helpful technical documentation.
  • High attention to detail, with a focus on consistency and performance.
  • Experience writing scripts and components to improve workflow efficiency and asset functionality.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working with distributed, cross-functional teams.
  • Clear and effective English communication in a remote, international environment.
  • A thoughtful and forward-looking mindset, with a focus on continuous pipeline and tooling improvement, while staying grounded in day-to-day execution.


Why you'll love working with us:

  • We’re 100% remote, work wherever you want forever!
  • We offer unlimited holidays. Take as much time off as you need, to spend time with your family and friends or just because you feel like playing games all day. We trust our team and want to offer a modern work life balance that allows you to thrive both at work and in your personal life.
  • You’ll be able to make an impact, to work closely with the rest of the team and its leads to work on one of the most promising upcoming games in the mobile gaming industry and the Web3 space.
  • You’ll have a comfortable work schedule and stable workload. With a variety of tasks that will allow your constant professional development.
  • We want our team to grow personally and professionally and support learning opportunities, especially with a focus around new AI tools and methods. 
  • We have a culture that puts our people first. We believe in open communication, creativity and the value of unique contributions from everyone in the team.
  • We offer a competitive salary in addition to equity option plans.

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About The Company

We are building the first Web3 competitive games decentralised ecosystem. Gameplay Galaxy is the team behind Trial Xtreme, one of the world’s leading bike racing mobile games, with more than 250,000,000 downloads! We’re now ready to take it to the next level following the natural gaming evolution and embracing concepts from Web3, Esport and the fast-growing world of UGC with our new game Trial Xtreme Freedom! We are optimizing our games and ecosystem with new innovative gaming concepts, capabilities and ground breaking technologies to create and build massive gaming projects that will become the natural space for our players, competitive gamers and guilds of players, supported by the biggest brands and sport names from all over the world.

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