Lead Technical Artist

Skillsearch Limited; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established mobile games studio seeks a Lead Technical Artist to ensure high-quality visuals across mobile titles played by millions. This role requires a strong grasp of Unity, collaboration with artists and programmers, and a proactive approach to enhancing workflows and game performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead Technical Artist in the mobile games industry.
• Advanced knowledge of Unity with focus on Unity UI.
• Strong proficiency in writing clean C# scripts.

Responsibilities

• Act as a connection between game artists and programmers.
• Construct games with Unity, optimizing for performance.
• Create particle effects and animations to support game features.

Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Visual Detail

Technical Communication

Proactive Workflow Improvement

Job description

Are you an experienced Lead Technical Artist with a strong grasp of Unity, a sharp visual sensibility, and a passion for mobile games?

A well-established and award-winning mobile games studio is looking for a Unity-focused Lead Technical Artist to help ensure a high standard of polish and performance across its mobile titles played by millions of users globally.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as the connection between game artists and programmers, building and maintaining the Unity layer that powers the visual side of multiple titles
• Constructing games using Unity and Unity UI, following the studio's established technical workflows
• Writing custom C# components when needed to manage complex or interactive visual elements
• Optimising games to ensure high performance across a broad range of mobile devices
• Creating particle effects, shaders, and animations to support game features
• Supporting and mentoring artists with technical issues and best practices
• Contributing to the technical design of visual pipelines and sharing knowledge across teams

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience as a Lead Technical Artist in the mobile games industry
• Advanced knowledge of Unity, with particular focus on Unity UI and its implementation at scale
• Understanding of how to build modular and scalable Unity architecture for multi-disciplinary collaboration
• Proficiency in writing clean, efficient C# scripts when needed
• A proactive mindset when it comes to improving workflows and optimising assets
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to visual detail
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both artists and developers
• Fluent professional English
• A short home-based technical art test may be requested as part of the interview process

If you're passionate about mobile game visuals, technical creativity, and working in a forward-thinking environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch with Joe McKernan - [e-mail] to learn more.

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.

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