Senior Technical Artist - Real-Time Unity Pipelines

Coleambally; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Coleambally is seeking a Technical Artist III to support the development and optimization of real-time 3D content within a Unity-based environment. You will blend artistic skill with technical problem-solving to improve tools, pipelines, asset performance, and production workflows.

The ideal candidate has strong 3D art production knowledge, animation, rigging, materials, and hands-on experience building tools, troubleshooting complex issues, and collaborating with artists and engineers to boost

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Unity experience in game development.
• Strong knowledge of 3D art production, animation, rigging, and materials.
• Experience building production pipelines and tools.
• Portfolio demonstrating real-time 3D work and pipeline improvements.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize 3D animations and assets for characters, environments, user interfaces, and visual effects.
• Develop and maintain efficient production pipelines for asset importing, validation, animation, materials, and content integration.
• Build and improve tools that automate workflows, streamline production, and identify technical issues.
• Develop optimized shaders and materials while balancing visual quality and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and art teams to integrate tools and workflows into the development process.
• Support character rigging, skin weighting, animation integration, retargeting, and runtime optimization.
• Develop efficient texture layouts and asset configurations to improve performance and resource utilization.
• Identify and resolve technical issues related to content integration, memory usage, loading times, and runtime performance.
• Establish best practices, documentation, and standards for technical art workflows.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members.
• Contribute creative ideas and collaborate across disciplines to solve production challenges.
• Manage priorities and deliver high-quality work within established timelines and project requirements.

Skills

Unity

Game development

Technical art

Pipeline/tools development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Maya

Blender

Git

Perforce

Unity

Job description

Coleambally is seeking a Technical Artist III to support the development and optimization of real-time 3D content within a Unity-based environment. You will blend artistic skill with technical problem-solving to improve tools, pipelines, asset performance, and production workflows.

The ideal candidate has strong 3D art production knowledge, animation, rigging, materials, and hands-on experience building tools, troubleshooting complex issues, and collaborating with artists and engineers to boost