Technical Artist AI Tools Pipeline

Sunblink; Centennial (CO); Híbrido; USD 34.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sunblink is seeking an AI Technical Artist for a ~30 hour/week contract in Colorado. You will analyze pain points in design and art pipelines, then apply AI, scripting, and tooling to keep creatives focused on crafting great work.

You will audit workflows, prototype AI integrations, and collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to implement tooling while preserving craft. Stay ahead of AI advances with practical recommendations.

Formación

• Shipped titles in a hybrid art/engineering role.
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI tooling in 3D/animation pipelines.
• Ability to integrate AI into production workflows without compromising craft.
• Comfort scripting and creating tools to connect AI systems to workflows.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams beyond solo work.
• Familiarity with Unity and Maya.

Responsabilidades

• Audit existing art, design, and production workflows to identify AI acceleration opportunities.
• Prototype, evaluate, and integrate AI tools into pipelines with guardrails.
• Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to iterate on tooling while protecting craft.
• Help champion a forward-looking AI vision for tooling strategy and content pipelines.
• Stay ahead of a fast-moving field and translate new models into production-ready recommendations.

Conocimientos

Scripting (Python)

Cross-functional collaboration

Artistic eye

AI tooling fluency

Production pipelines

Herramientas

Unity

Maya

3D pipeline tools

LLM-based tools

Python in engine

Descripción del empleo

AI Technical Artist

This is a ~30 hour/week contract position.

Analyze the current pain points and rote implementation aspects of our design and art pipelines, then utilize AI, scripting, and tooling to help creative minds focus on creative work.

Core Responsibilities

• Audit existing art, design, and production workflows to identify where AI can accelerate work without compromising craft, quality or creativity
• Prototype, evaluate, and integrate AI tools into pipelines when and where it makes sense, setting clear guardrails for when and when not to use them
• Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to continuously iterate on tooling while protecting craft and discipline skills
• Help champion a forward-looking AI vision for future studio work, from tooling strategy to content pipeline possibilities
• Stay ahead of a fast-moving field, continuously assessing new models and techniques and translating them into practical, production-ready recommendations

Required Experience

• Shipped titles as a technical artist, AI artist, or similar hybrid art/engineering role
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI tooling (3D pipeline, animation, and/or LLM-based) and integrating them into real production pipelines and shipped product
• Strong artistic eye and the judgment to distinguish where AI elevates quality versus where it erodes it
• Comfort scripting and building tools (Python, or engine-specific tooling) to connect AI systems into existing workflows
• Proven ability to influence and educate cross-functional teams, not just build in isolation
• Familiarity with Unity and Maya

Bonus Experience

• Background in stylized, character-driven, or cozy/social game art
• A public body of work (talks, writing, demos, or experiments) showing genuine vision for AI in games

Hours & Expectations

This is a 3 - 6 month initial contract with opportunities for extension depending on project status and work compatibility. We expect 30-40 hours a week most weeks.

Help Enrich Our World

We encourage underrepresented applicants to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications.

Transparency in AI Usage

If you're using ChatGPT or other AI to write your cover letter, please disclose it with a brief initial sentence (and whether you are or aren't, please let us know your favorite pop culture creature then, too). We consider transparency in AI usage important. (We used it to help with this req, for instance!)