Senior Game Technical Artist

About the role

As a Senior Game Technical Artist at WarForge Studio, you will act as the bridge between the artistic vision and the technical realities of shipping a Unity‑based mobile game. Working closely with the Art Director, you will ensure that stylized realism is delivered through performant, production‑ready assets and robust shader pipelines.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain master PBR materials and shaders that define the in‑engine visual language.
• Set up automated pipeline checks to catch unoptimized or oversized assets before they enter the engine.
• Own poly budgets, LOD strategy, and texture packing to balance performance with the stylized realism look.
• Collaborate directly with the Art Director and 3D/concept artists to align visual ambition with technical constraints.
• Define and propagate best practices as the art team scales, ensuring consistent quality.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in game development, preferably on mobile platforms.
• Proven track record of delivering high‑quality visual assets that run efficiently on phones.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with a focus on preventive tooling and automation.

Required skills

• Unity engine expertise, including rendering pipelines.
• Shader authoring using Shader Graph and HLSL.
• Physically‑Based Rendering (PBR) workflow knowledge.
• Experience setting poly, texture, and performance budgets for stylized 3D art.
• Automation/validation tooling in Unity.