Technical Artist (AI Tools & Pipeline)

Location: Fully remote, no location restrictions; listed location is Boulder, CO - Remote (any location).

Company

Develops game projects requiring technical art, creative tooling, and AI-enabled production workflows.

What you will do

• Audit 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 3D, animation, LLM-based, and other production pipelines where appropriate.
• Set clear guardrails for when AI should and should not be used.
• Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to iterate on tooling while protecting craft and discipline skills.
• Shape the studio’s AI vision, tooling strategy, and future content-pipeline possibilities.
• Assess new models and techniques and translate them into practical, production-ready recommendations.

Requirements

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

Nice to have

• Experience with stylized, character-driven, or cozy/social game art.
• A public body of work, such as talks, writing, demos, or experiments, demonstrating a genuine vision for AI in games.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with no location restrictions.
• Contract engagement for approximately 3–6 months, with possible extension depending on project status and work compatibility.
• Expected workload of approximately 30–40 hours per week most weeks; the position is described as approximately 30 hours per week.
• Collaboration with artists, designers, and engineers across creative and technical disciplines.
• Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every qualification, particularly underrepresented applicants.
• Transparency is expected when using ChatGPT or other AI to write a cover letter; applicants should disclose this and mention a favorite pop-culture creature.