Principal Tech Artist

Aristocrat; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Greater London seeks a highly skilled Technical Artist to drive visual features in Unity-based mobile games. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of industry experience, a deep understanding of the graphics pipeline, and a strong proficiency in C#. Responsibilities include leading technical art implementation, creating custom tools, and collaborating with artists and developers. Join a global team committed to fostering an inclusive culture and career growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in Unity.
• Expert in real-time graphics pipeline and shader programming.
• Strong C# proficiency for custom tool creation.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical art implementation ensuring asset guidelines.
• Create custom tooling for the technical art team.
• Collaborate to implement new game features.

Skills

Unity

C#

3D/2D art asset creation

GLSL shader programming

Mobile game development

Git

Profiling and benchmarking

Strong communication skills

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled technical artist to help shape the future of our Unity based mobile title. In this role you will be the go‑to expert leading the implementation of visual features, bridging the gap between art and engineering. You will play a key role in evolving the tech art team’s tooling and workflows, demonstrating your deep understanding of the graphics pipeline, mobile optimization, and software development principles.

What you’ll do

• Be the go‑to person for addressing any critical technical art implementation to ensure that asset creation follows accurate guidelines.
• Identify the opportunities for, and create the custom tooling required to empower the technical art team.
• Drive technical solutions to achieve high visual fidelity while balancing the hardware limitations of target mobile platforms.
• Collaborate closely with developers and artists to implement new game features and UI designs.
• Support Junior TAs on boarding and training.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience using Unity.
• Advanced knowledge of the real time graphic pipeline, shader programming and the Unity Engine.
• Extensive experience authoring GLSL shaders in shaderlab.
• The ability to make targeted optimisations from analysis using profiling and benchmarking tools.
• Strong proficiency in C#, with the ability to create custom components and tools for automation and expanding the capabilities of the Unity UI system.
• An expert understanding of the Unity UI system.
• Solid knowledge of 3D/2D art asset creation software.
• Mobile game development experience is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with Git and modern version control workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a team‑oriented, collaborative attitude.

Why Product Madness?

As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world‑class team who creates top‑grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day. But don’t just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the “Employer of the Year – Media and Entertainment” category.

So, what’s stopping you?

Travel Expectations

None

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.