Technical Artist

Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd is seeking a Technical Artist to bridge art and development across our Games Portfolio. You will optimize asset pipelines, ensure pixel-perfect assets in Unity, and prepare assets for games and marketing use.

Ideal candidates will have Unity experience, strong 2D art skills, and a track record of collaborating with animators and external studios. Fluency in English and proactive problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in art production.
• Strong 2D art skills and a keen eye for pixel perfection.
• Fluent English and strong communication skills.
• Experience working with Unity for asset integration.
• Experience collaborating with animators and external studios.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with artists and programmers to ensure efficient asset integration in Unity.
• Prepare assets for games and marketing materials.
• Handle game layout preparation and updates during production.
• Work with source files from internal and external artists and designers.
• Optimize images and animations, and export final graphics and assets.
• Re-export (or recreate when needed) graphics for porting projects.
• Partner with the development team to maintain optimal asset pipelines.
• Collaborate with external art studios, providing guidance and validation.
• Maintain and organize project folder structures.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases and best practices.
• Manage and maintain historical game assets.

Skills

Unity

Git

2D art

Photoshop

Spine

Collaboration with animators

External studios

Art production

English

Tools

Spine (Esoteric Software)

Adobe Photoshop

Git

Job description

Join our team as a passionate Technical Artist to lead and innovate within our Games Portfolio!

A Technical Artist at Yggdrasil serves as a bridge between two worlds—artists and developers. This role requires a strong understanding of both areas of game production, including concepts such as pixel perfection, optimization, localization, and directory structure.

The ideal candidate is communicative, proactive, and not afraid of technical challenges or innovation. You’re someone who actively seeks new solutions to improve workflows and empower the team.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with artists and programmers to ensure efficient asset integration in Unity
• Prepare assets for games and other Yggdrasil Gaming products (e.g., marketing materials)
• Handle game layout preparation and updates during production
• Work with source files from internal and external artists and designers
• Optimize images and animations, and export final graphics and assets
• Re-export (or recreate when needed) graphics for porting projects
• Partner with the development team to maintain optimal asset pipelines
• Collaborate with external art studios, providing guidance and technical validation
• Maintain and organize project folder structures
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases and best practices
• Manage and maintain historical game assets

Who You Are

• Experience working with Unity
• Familiarity with Git
• Strong technical 2D art skills
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop
• Experience working with Spine (Esoteric Software)
• Experience collaborating with animators
• Experience working with external art studios
• Minimum 2 years of experience in art production
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Fluency in English
• Passion for games