Technical Artist

Yggdrasil; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Yggdrasil is seeking a Technical Artist to bridge artists and developers, focusing on pixel-perfect, optimized asset pipelines within Unity. You’ll prepare assets for games and marketing materials and collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure smooth production.

The role requires strong 2D art skills, Photoshop proficiency, experience with Spine, and fluent English, with a proactive approach to workflow improvements. Hybrid working is offered within a dynamic, diverse team.

Qualifications

• Experience with Unity asset integration and optimization.
• Strong 2D art skills with pixel perfection focus.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop; familiarity with Spine software.

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 production updates.
• Work with source files from internal and external artists and designers.
• Optimize images and animations; export final graphics and assets.
• Re-export graphics for porting projects as needed.
• Maintain optimal asset pipelines with the dev team.
• Collaborate with external studios and provide technical validation.

Skills

Unity

Git

2D art

Photoshop

Spine

Animation collaboration

External studios

Communication

English

Teamwork

Tools

Unity tools

Spine

Job description

Join our team as a passionateTechnical Artistto 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

Nice to Have

• Previous iGaming industry experience
• Experience with Unity shaders

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Who we are

Yggdrasil is built on passion, creativity and great teamwork. The mix of +15 nationalities from different cultures makes our company dynamic, progressive and unique. The company mindset is fuelled by three fundamental values:

• Fun and Excitement which represent our passion for gaming which is the foundation of Yggdrasil
• Responsibility to deliver online entertainment in a safe, reliable and established manner
• Commitment to offer the best quality product which includes going the extra mile to have the most satisfied clients, partners and players.

YGG founded in 2013

Yggdrasil was founded in 2013 and have since set out on a steady road to industry leadership, innovation and success.

We are +160 Yggdrasilians who work across 4 offices in Malta, Poland, Gibraltar and Sweden and deliver incredible things every day!

Hybrid Working

We are a modern company and offer our employees a hybrid working mode. It means Yggdrasilians are able to work both in our offices but also remotely.

Who we are

Being part of Yggdrasil means being part of an evolving business and performance driven culture that travels fast. Our employees are our greatest asset and the backbone of the company.

Their everyday commitment and hard work are what pays off in the long run. The Yggdrasil inclusive mindset and team spirit are what makes our company unique and it transcends into our awesome games, new innovations and market leadership.