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Senior Technical Artist (Unity)

Work format
hybrid
Work type
fulltime
Grade
senior
English
b2
Country
UK
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TL;DR
Senior Technical Artist (Unity): Driving technical excellence across the Art & Animation department by improving workflows and developing scalable content pipelines with an accent on shader development, rendering, and procedural systems. Focus on bridging the gap between Art and Engineering to optimize runtime performance and maintain high visual standards.

Location: Hybrid 2-3 days per week in studio (London, UK)

Company

The studio behind Football Manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe.

What you will do

  • Drive improvements across content pipelines, workflows, tools, and technical processes.
  • Develop and maintain scalable technical solutions to enhance production efficiency and quality.
  • Support shader development, rendering workflows, procedural systems, and runtime implementation.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and propose practical optimization solutions.
  • Collaborate with Graphics and Engineering teams to align artistic goals with technical constraints.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Technical Artists and adjacent disciplines.

Requirements

  • Strong Technical Art fundamentals with advanced experience in shaders, rendering, procedural workflows, scripting, or optimization.
  • Proficiency in Unity is essential.
  • Experience building maintainable and scalable workflows rather than one-off solutions.
  • Ability to balance visual quality, technical limitations, and runtime performance.
  • Strong communication skills for collaborating across Art, Animation, Graphics, and Engineering teams.
  • Must be based in or able to commute to the London studio for a hybrid 2-3 days per week schedule.

Nice to have

  • Experience mentoring others and raising technical standards across a team.
  • Ability to proactively identify and drive opportunities for workflow improvement.
  • Strong contribution to team culture through knowledge sharing and constructive feedback.

Culture & Benefits

  • Private Healthcare and Dental Plans, including travel insurance for family.
  • Mental health support, therapy, coaching, and on-site physical and massage therapist services.
  • Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary).
  • Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella.
  • On-site perks including a breakfast bar and an evening bar in the London HQ.
  • Diverse social environment with various clubs and societies, such as book clubs and art workshops.

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