Lead Technical Artist (Unity)

TL;DR

Lead Technical Artist (Unity): Driving technical art direction, tools development, and content pipelines for an ambitious, unannounced cross-platform Strategy/MMO with an accent on performance optimization and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Focus on building scalable workflows, mentoring a technical art team, and solving complex production challenges to ensure high-quality asset delivery.

Location: Must be based in the US or Canada, with an option to work in-person at the Culver City hub or remotely.

Salary: $146,200 – $215,000 USD (for candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA).

Company

hirify.global is a leading global interactive entertainment company and mobile game developer behind major titles like MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO.

What you will do

• Design and maintain tools, automation, and workflows for Unity and DCC applications.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of 6–9 technical artists, animators, and riggers.
• Drive optimization efforts for shaders, materials, memory usage, and asset delivery.
• Partner with engineering, design, and production to define scalable technical pipelines.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues across assets, source control, and build processes.
• Collaborate with outsourcing and co-development partners to ensure technical standards are met.

Requirements

• Must be based in the US or Canada.
• Significant hands-on experience in technical art, tools development, or pipeline development.
• Strong experience developing tools or workflows for Unity.
• Proficiency with C# and Python.
• Experience with DCC tools such as Maya, Blender, or Houdini.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring technical content roles.
• Excellent communication skills for working across distributed teams.

Nice to have

• Experience developing mobile games.
• Experience with shader, material, rendering, or asset bundle optimization.
• Experience with technical animation, rigging, or character pipelines.
• Experience with Git, Perforce, or similar source control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid holidays and dedicated hirify.global free days.
• Pet insurance.
• Equity and bonus eligibility.