Technical Artist (AI..

Wfh4u; Plum (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming studio is looking for a skilled Technical Artist to innovate art production through AI. This role focuses on enhancing art quality and technical efficiency while leading a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience, strong artistic skills, and are adept with AI tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Technical Artist in gaming.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools and game engines.
• Strong understanding of technical art processes and asset optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI-driven art production pipelines.
• Mentor art and development teams.
• Improve existing art and animation workflows.

Skills

Artistic skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Tools

Unity

Unreal

Photoshop

Layer AI

Stable Diffusion

Midjourney

Job description

Description

SOFTGAMES is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Technical Artist with specialized expertise in AI-driven content creation. As a trailblazer in our studio, you will play a pivotal role in transforming how we produce art assets for our live games. Your mission will be to integrate advanced AI models, streamline production processes, and ensure that the quality, consistency, and unique feel of our game content meets or exceeds industry standards.

While the core focus of this role is AI-driven art production, we are looking for someone who goes beyond mere prompt creation. You should possess a strong foundational background as a Technical Artist, with the proven ability to optimize entire production pipelines for efficiency, scalability, and technical excellence.

Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a graphics test.

Your Role

• Build and Optimize AI-Driven Art Production Processes: Design, implement, and optimize AI-driven art production pipelines to robustly support live game operations. While boosting efficiency, your primary goal is to ensure the visual quality and unique artistic feel of our games are consistently maintained and enhanced.
• Inspire and Mentor the Team: Actively inspire and mentor the art and development teams by sharing your advanced knowledge and offering targeted training on new tools and workflows.
• Stay Ahead of Advancements: Continuously stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and game development technologies to keep SOFTGAMES at the forefront of innovation.
• Develop & Maintain Documentation: Further develop and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation and support material on tool usage, best practices, and optimized workflows for AI-driven art production.
• Analyze and Improve Workflows: Continually analyze and improve upon existing art and animation workflows. Proactively identify bottlenecks, suggest innovative improvements, and implement optimized pipelines to significantly reduce iteration time and increase creative output.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Collaborate deeply and effectively across art, engineering, and design teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure smooth, efficient art and development workflows from concept to implementation.

Your Profile

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in the gaming industry.
• Strong artistic skills with a keen eye for detail, composition, and a deep understanding of different artistic styles and aesthetics.
• Proven familiarity with generative AI tools, including primary tools like Layer AI, Scenario, ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, FLUX, Midjourney, ComfyUI, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in training AI models on in-house assets to effectively increase the output of assets in a specific, consistent artistic style.
• Deep understanding of technical art processes in a gaming environment, with the ability to create custom tooling to assist our art team (e.g., Spine tools, Unity tools, Photoshop tools, custom scripts).
• Deep understanding of 2D asset optimization techniques for game performance and efficiency.
• Knowledge of HTML5 for web-based content or game assets.
• Extensive experience working with game engines (Unity, Unreal), robust pipelines, and asset management systems.
• Ability to document complex workflows and provide clear, actionable technical guidance to diverse teams.
• Proven experience working in casual games or mobile game development.
• Strong fluency in English, both written and verbal, for effective communication.
• Strong problem-solving skills, especially in creatively resolving complex technical art challenges.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, coupled with the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Note: If you feel strongly that you have what it takes for this role but don’t check 100% of the boxes—that’s okay—we encourage you to apply anyway and highlight what you can bring to the table.