Senior Tech Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Tech Artist (Game Development): Collaborating with directors, artists, and designers to bring visual polish and push creative vision with an accent on improving tools, asset pipelines, and developing bespoke shaders. Focus on optimizing art assets and rendering processes for multiple platforms and maintaining C# code quality across tech art systems.

Location: Remote within Australia (NSW, QLD, VIC), with office flexibility in Sydney or Melbourne. Candidates must be able to work with a +- 3hrs difference to Sydney timezone and must be based in Australia.

Company

hirify.global is an experienced game development company with a team of 60, having shipped 12 titles including LEGO Party!, Moving Out 1 & 2, and SP!NG.

What you will do

• Collaborate with directors, artists, and designers to achieve visual polish and creative vision.
• Improve, maintain, and add to tools and asset pipelines to enhance efficiency and workflows.
• Develop bespoke shaders and solutions for specific project needs.
• Develop and improve optimizations in art assets and rendering processes.
• Apply expertise in Unity and URP best practices to rendering and optimization across multiple platforms.
• Mentor junior team members and uphold C# coding standards.

Requirements

• Senior level Unity shader knowledge, specifically with URP.
• Senior level C# coding proficiency.
• Advanced understanding of rendering architecture, pitfalls, and bottlenecks.
• Experience working with a team on commercially released games.
• Ability to work remotely within Australia (NSW, QLD, VIC) or from our offices in Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne.
• Availability to work within +- 3hrs of Sydney timezone.

Nice to have

• Highly collaborative and quick-thinking approach.
• Great work ethics and a problem-solving attitude.
• Good English, written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence and capability (emotional intelligence) to communicate ideas.
• Passion for constantly making things better and mastering your craft.

Culture & Benefits

• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years.
• Increased paid primary (16 weeks) and secondary (4 weeks) carer's leave.
• Flexibility to work from home (90% WFH now) or office in Sydney or Melbourne.
• One paid charity volunteer day per year and 3 wellness days.
• Free counseling through Employee Assistance Program.
• Health insurance and vehicle discounts (AU only).