Senior Technical Artist
Permanent - Full TimeJob Overview
Tripledot Studios is on track to become one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.
We are a multi-award-winning organisation, and following our recent acquisition announcement, we’re preparing to grow into a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.
Our expanded portfolio is set to include some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users.
Tripledot’s guiding principle remains the same: when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others.
We’re building a company we’re proud of – one filled with driven, incredibly smart & detail orientated people, who LOVE making games.
Our ambition is to become the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started.
Take a look at our games: iOS Store + Google Play
Role Overview
As the Senior Technical Artist, you will work alongside a skilled team for one of our games. This position requires a strong technical background and collaboration across various departments, to ensure optimal game performance and excellent visuals.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement the ‘Unity layer’ which links the art and animation of the game artists to the functionality of the programmers’ underlying codebase.
- Construct games within Unity, including the use of Unity UI, in accordance with our in-house technical workflow.
- Write custom components in C# when control over complex visual elements is required.
- Optimise the games so that they run smoothly and efficiently on the widest possible range of mobile devices.
- Create animations, particle effects and custom shaders when necessary.
- Support and mentor game artists on technical issues.
- This job description is what the role is all about right now. It’s not intended to be a full list of everything the job involves, because that might change from time to time to support what Tripledot needs, and any changes will be communicated appropriately.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Expertise in the Unity engine and Unity UI in particular.
- Experience with different architectural approaches to building a game in Unity, especially with regards to making it possible for multiple disciplines (art, animation, audio) to work independently in the engine.
- The ability to write clean, performant C# code when necessary.
- A drive to solve problems in a thoughtful, elegant way.
- The drive to proactively clean up or fix unoptimised assets and knowing when to do so.
- Experience working closely with programmers, and the ability to communicate technical information to them remotely.
- Professional-level English.
- Applicants may be asked to complete a short technical art test at home.