Senior Tech Artist - Remote

Overview

SMG is looking for a senior tech artist to join our experienced team and jump head first into all things rendering, tools, asset pipelines, and visual creative wizardry. You'll work as a team on larger game projects and help deliver projects to completion.

In Short

• Collaborate with directors, artists, and designers to bring visual polish and push the extents of the team’s creative vision.
• Improve, maintain, and add to tools and asset pipelines that enhance our efficiency and workflows.
• Develop bespoke shaders and solutions on a per-need basis.
• Develop and improve optimisations in art assets and rendering processes.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for the projects tools and processes.
• Apply expertise in Unity and URP best practices to rendering and optimisation across multiple platforms.
• Peer-review code as needed.
• Participate in game design and contribute with concerns and ideas surrounding the technical art approaches.
• Collaborate with the core development team regarding game systems related to rendering and VFX.
• Be fully competent in C# coding standards.

Requirements

• Senior level Unity shader knowledge, specifically with URP.
• Senior level C# coding.
• Advanced understanding of rendering architecture, pitfalls, and bottlenecks.
• Highly collaborative and quick-thinking.
• Keen sense of humor.
• General expertise in Unity.
• Experience working with a team on commercially released games.
• Ability to work remotely with our team in Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne.
• A +- 3hrs with SYDNEY timezone.

Benefits

• 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years.
• Remuneration based on experience.
• Increased paid primary carer's leave from 12 weeks to 16 weeks.
• Flexibility to work from home or office in Sydney or Melbourne.
• Learning workshops across a variety of topics.
• One day a year paid charity volunteer day.
• 3 wellness days for a time to recharge.
• Free counselling and Employee Assistance Program.
• Health insurance discounts from Medibank Private.
• Vehicle discounts from BMW, Mini, Jaguar, and Land Rover.