Senior Technical Artist - Pipelines & Shaders (Unity)

Sports Interactive; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Gym Membership options

Travel Insurance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Free access to SEGA/Studio games

Breakfast bar and beverages

Job summary

Sports Interactive, based at Here East in London, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist for the Art & Animation team. You will drive technical excellence, improve pipelines, and support high-quality visuals across disciplines. The role bridges art and engineering, mentoring teammates and shaping workflows to scale production.

The position requires broad Technical Art experience, strong problem-solving, and collaboration with multiple teams. Hybrid work 2–3 days in studio at Here East, London, E15.

Qualifications

• Strong Technical Art fundamentals across multiple technical areas.
• Advanced experience in shaders, rendering, procedural workflows, scripting, optimization, VFX, rigging, animation, tools, or content pipelines.
• Experience with Unity engine.

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve complex technical challenges for the Art & Animation team to improve workflows and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with Artists, Animators, Graphics Programmers, Engineers, and Production to optimize pipelines across disciplines.
• Develop and maintain scalable technical solutions that improve quality and throughput.
• Support shader development, rendering workflows, and runtime implementation.
• Mentor Technical Artists and adjacent disciplines on best practices and standards.

Skills

Shaders

Rendering

Procedural workflows

Scripting

Optimization

VFX

Rigging

Animation

Content pipelines

Unity Experience

Tools

Unity

Job description

Sports Interactive, based at Here East in London, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist for the Art & Animation team. You will drive technical excellence, improve pipelines, and support high-quality visuals across disciplines. The role bridges art and engineering, mentoring teammates and shaping workflows to scale production.

The position requires broad Technical Art experience, strong problem-solving, and collaboration with multiple teams. Hybrid work 2–3 days in studio at Here East, London, E15.