Lead Technical Artist

Tripledot Studios; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Wellness Spending Account

25 Vacation Days

Volunteer Days

Parental Leave

RRSP Matching

Recognition Program

Hybrid Work Environment

Team Events & Celebrations

Professional Development

Job summary

Tripledot Studios’ Clipwire Games studio is hiring a Lead Technical Artist to elevate the visual quality and performance of live mobile bingo games. You’ll drive technical decisions, design and maintain shaders, UI tooling, and content pipelines for high-quality visuals on mobile as we scale.

You will lead the Technical Art team, mentor artists, work with Art and Tech Directors, and manage asset integration in Perforce and Git. A strong portfolio and mobile shader expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical art experience in games, with shipped mobile titles.
• Strong proficiency in Unity, the UGUI/Canvas system, prefabs, Animator, and Particle System.
• Deep expertise in Shader Graph and HLSL, including mobile-friendly UI and sprite shaders.
• Advanced knowledge of Unity asset pipeline: Addressables, importer presets, AssetPostprocessors.
• Strong editor scripting skills in C# (custom inspectors, editor windows, validation suites, build hooks).
• Mobile rendering fundamentals: draw calls, texture compression, memory budgets.
• Portfolio or demo work showing tech art, shaders, tools, or optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Own UI implementation in Unity — build and maintain UGUI screens, prefabs, layouts, and animations for live ops events and new features.
• Own asset integration end-to-end: sprites, atlases, Spine animations, and VFX across live titles.
• Create mobile-friendly UI and sprite shaders and UGUI effects.
• Build editor tooling and automation: importer presets, asset validators, addressables strategy, custom inspectors, build hooks.
• Manage performance budgets: frame time, draw calls, memory, startup time across live products.
• Set and uphold technical-art standards; review shader and tooling contributions for quality.
• Mentor artists and technical artists on workflows; support growth.
• Lead the Technical Art team: priorities, reviews, and career development.

Skills

Unity Engine

Shader Graph

HLSL

C# scripting

Editor scripting

Mobile rendering fundamentals

Tools

Unity

UGUI/Canvas

Addressables

AssetPostprocessors

Importer presets

Perforce

Git

Unity Profiler

Frame Debugger

Job description

Who are we?

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.

We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.

Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users.

Tripledot’s guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others.

We’re building a company we’re proud of. One filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who LOVE making games.

Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started.

This role sits within our Clipwire Games studio.

Clipwire Games is one of Canada's top grossing mobile game developers, and the creator of Monopoly: Bingo!, TPIR: Bingo! and Bingo Story. Founded in Toronto over 10 years ago, we’ve had tremendous success and are poised for another decade of record growth. Our studio is built on strong values, work ethic, and intelligent data driven growth. We work hard, have fun, innovate, and level-up every day.

To work at Clipwire means becoming part of our future right now. We have reached our current growth rate because we support, promote, and develop our team so that they can make great games. Come find out what all the buzz is about!

Position Overview

Clipwire Games is growing and looking for a Lead Technical Artist to elevate the visual quality and performance of our live mobile bingo games.

This role is ideal for an experienced technical artist who can operate autonomously, drive technical decisions, and contribute meaningfully to the broader art and development teams. You’ll work closely with Art Direction, Product, and Front-End Development to design and maintain the shaders, UI, tooling, and content pipelines that bring our games to life, ensuring our visuals remain high quality and our products stay performant on mobile as we grow. This is a hands-on lead role: you’ll set the technical direction for our art pipeline while remaining an active individual contributor.

What You'll Do

• Own UI implementation in Unity — build and maintain UGUI screens, prefabs, layouts, and animations for live ops events and new features, from art handoff to game-ready implementation
• Own asset integration end-to-end: import, configure, and hook up sprites, atlases, Spine animations, and VFX across our live titles
• Author and maintain mobile-friendly UI and sprite shaders and UGUI effects
• Build the editor tooling and pipeline automation that makes content work fast and safe — importer presets, asset validators, addressables strategy, custom inspectors, and build hooks
• Own performance budgets across our live products: frame time, draw calls, memory, and startup time
• Set and uphold technical-art standards; review shader and tooling contributions to ensure quality across the team
• Act as the escalation point for complex technical-art issues across art and engineering
• Partner with the Art Director and Technical Director to shape long-term technical-art strategy
• Manage art content in source control day to day, working in Perforce and Git for branching, merging, and integrating assets alongside engineering
• Lead the Technical Art team - setting priorities, reviewing work and supporting career development
• Mentor artists and technical artists on technical workflows, supporting their growth

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical art experience in games, with shipped mobile titles
• Strong proficiency in Unity, particularly the UGUI/Canvas system, prefabs, Animator, and Particle System
• Deep expertise in Shader Graph and HLSL, including authoring custom, mobile-friendly UI and sprite shaders
• Advanced knowledge of Unity's asset pipeline, including Addressables, importer presets, and AssetPostprocessors
• Strong editor scripting skills in C# (custom inspectors, editor windows, validation suites, build hooks)
• Deep understanding of mobile rendering fundamentals: draw call batching, SRP batcher, overdraw, texture compression, and memory budgets
• Hands-on experience profiling and optimizing with Unity Profiler, Frame Debugger, and memory analysis tools
• Clear, structured communication of technical decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ownership over medium to large technical-art initiatives
• Ability to balance delivery speed with craft, performance, and long-term maintainability
• A portfolio, demo reel, or examples of your tech art work (shaders, tools, VFX, performance optimizations, or other shipped work)

Working at Tripledot

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage- We offer extended health, dental, and wellness benefits. Coverage becomes effective on your start date, provided your enrolment forms have been completed.
• Wellness Spending Account- Employees receive a $500 annual Wellness Spending Account to support their physical well-being, personal development and lifestyle interests.
• Generous Vacation Time- Employees receive 25 vacation days annually, in addition to statutory holidays.
• Paid Volunteer Days- We provide 2 paid volunteer days each year, giving employees the opportunity to support causes that matter to them.
• Parental Leave & Family Support- We offer a generous parental leave program and foster a supportive, family-friendly workplace culture.
• RRSP Matching- We match 100% of employee RRSP contributions up to 3.5% of annual salary, helping you build long-term financial security.
• Employee Recognition Program- Each month, one or more employees are recognized for outstanding performance, dedication, or contributions. Recipients receive a $400 award.
• Charitable Donation Matching- We match employee donations to registered charities dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per calendar year.
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential support and resources are available whenever needed through our Employee Assistance Program.
• Hybrid Work Environment- We operate on a hybrid work model, with in-office collaboration Monday through Thursday and a flexible work-from-home day on Fridays. Employees also enjoy complimentary breakfast, lunch and evening snacks on all office days.
• Team Events & Celebrations- We regularly host social events and celebrations to recognize achievements, strengthen connections, and build a positive workplace culture.
• Professional Development- We are committed to employee growth and encourage career advancement through ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

The anticipated base salary range for this role is CAD $80,000–$120,000. At Tripledot Studios, compensation decisions are made based on the unique qualifications, experience and circumstances of each candidate. Actual compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to an individual's skills, experience, education, training, licenses and certifications (where applicable), as well as business and organizational needs. The final compensation package will be based on the specific position offered in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.

Tripledot Studios is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.

As part of our interview process, we may use AI-enabled tools to assist with note-taking and summarizing conversations. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and interviewers. They are not used to screen applications or make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by people.

This opening is for an existing vacancy.

All legitimate Tripledot roles are only posted on our official careers page and LinkedIn and we do not conduct job interviews via messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram or others. We never ask for personal or financial information during interviews. Sensitive information is only ever requested after a formal written offer through official channels. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Our in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (tripledotstudios.com)