Senior Technical Artist

JR United Kingdom; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A new video game development studio seeks a passionate Tech Artist to bridge art and programming teams for its horror game Phasmophobia. In this role, you'll enhance visual quality while ensuring performance across various platforms like PC and consoles. Ideal candidates will possess a strong Unity background and demonstrate effective communication skills. Additional perks include travel opportunities, a flexible schedule, and a wellness allowance.

Benefits

5% Employer Match Pension Scheme

Flexitime

Opportunity to travel to events

Relocation Package

Annual performance bonus

Employee of the month vouchers

Personal wellbeing allowance

Sabbatical Leave

Referral Scheme

Vitality Health Insurance

Aviva Life Insurance

30 days holiday including birthday and wellbeing day

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Senior Tech Artist or similar on a shipped Unity title.
• Strong skills in Unity, including prefabs, lighting, and shaders.
• Ability to explain technical processes to non-technical team members.

Responsibilities

• Optimize art assets and scenes for performance on multiple platforms.
• Develop tools to automate repetitive tasks within Unity.
• Support the art team with shader creation and VFX integration.

Skills

C#

Performance Profiling

Shader Development

Unity Optimization

3D Asset Creation

Collaboration

Tools

Blender

Maya

Substance

VR Development

Git

Perforce

Shader Graph

Job description

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Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

About the Role:

We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Tech Artist to join our team. As a Tech Artist, you will act as a bridge between our art and programming teams, helping to ensure that our visuals are not only stunning but also performant and technically optimized. You will play a key role in developing new tools, solving pipeline challenges, and ensuring that our game runs smoothly across multiple platforms. Your expertise will help push the visual quality of Phasmophobia while maintaining efficient workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with artists, designers, and programmers to create and maintain efficient, scalable art pipelines.
• Optimize art assets and scenes to ensure the best performance on PC, VR, PSVR2, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
• Develop tools to improve workflows and automate repetitive tasks within Unity.
• Investigate, identify, and solve visual and technical issues during development.
• Support the art team with shader creation, material setup, lighting, and VFX integration.
• Ensure that assets meet both artistic and technical standards and work seamlessly within Unity.
• Stay up to date with the latest tools, techniques, and best practices in real-time graphics and optimization.
• Participate in regular team meetings, providing technical insights and support to improve the game's visual quality and performance.

Requirements:

• Professional experience as a Senior Tech Artist or similar role, on a shipped Unity title.
• Strong experience with Unity, including working with prefabs, lighting, shaders, materials, and asset optimization.
• Solid understanding of performance profiling and optimization for multi-platform games.
• Excellent programming skills in C#
• Familiarity with 3D asset creation workflows (knowledge of tools like Blender, Maya, Substance or similar).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical processes to non- technical team members.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for horror games.
• Knowledge and experience playing Phasmophobia.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Nice To Have

• Experience developing for VR and console platforms (especially PSVR2).
• Knowledge of shader languages such as HLSL or Shader Graph.
• Experience with VFX tools and techniques.
• Interest or background in real-time lighting and rendering pipelines.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git, Perforce and Plastic.
• 5% Employer Match Pension Scheme
• Flexitime
• Opportunity to travel to events such as GDC, Gamescom, Twitch Con EU & US, EGX and Develop Brighton
• Relocation Package
• Annual performance bonus
• Employee of the month vouchers
• Personal wellbeing allowance
• Sabbatical Leave
• Referral Scheme
• Vitality Health Insurance that includes Vision, Dental and Travel
• Aviva Life Insurance
• 30 days holiday including birthday and wellbeing day