Overview
Senior Technical Artist (Relocate to Vietnam)
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Artist to bridge art and engineering, pushing the quality and performance of our mobile games. You will drive technical innovation, streamline pipelines, and ensure seamless integration of art assets into Unity. This role requires both technical mastery and artistic sensibility, mentoring other artists and collaborating with engineers to deliver optimized visuals to millions of players worldwide.
Responsibilities
* Technical leadership:
serve as the go-to problem solver for technical art challenges, guiding decisions on best practices and scalable solutions.
* Innovation & prototyping:
research and prototype new techniques, tools, and technologies to keep games at the cutting edge.
* Lead and optimize pipelines:
design, develop, and maintain efficient art production workflows and tools that improve usability, performance, and quality across projects.
* Cross-team collaboration:
partner with artists, animators, and engineers to bring high-quality assets into Unity, ensuring alignment with artistic vision and technical constraints.
* Performance & optimization:
diagnose and resolve rendering, lighting, memory, and asset performance issues across devices.
* Mentorship:
train and upskill other artists in technical production methods, fostering growth and technical excellence.
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a Technical Artist in game development, with at least one shipped title (mobile preferred).
* Deep expertise with Unity3D art tools, shaders, materials, lighting, and rendering pipelines.
* Strong coding / scripting abilities.
* Solid understanding of 3D modeling, rigging, animation, and VFX tools (e.G., Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Photoshop).
* Strong aesthetic sense and ability to collaborate with artists and engineers.
* Experience with optimization for mobile platforms (rendering, memory, performance).
* Excellent English communication skills;
ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
* Proactive, creative, and solution-oriented mindset.
Required Application Materials
* Resume
* Portfolio / demo (website, blog, online album, Dropbox, etc.) demonstrating skills and aesthetic sense
Working Location
* 125D Minh Khai, Ha Noi, Vietnam
* 52 Nguyen Van Linh, Da Nang, Vietnam
* 561A Dien Bien Phu, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Rewards
At Gear Games, we value talent and offer an attractive compensation and benefits package, flexible working time and hybrid work, relocation support, and various programs to support mental health and personal development.
* Attractive salary with full pay during probation
* Performance bonus and profit sharing
* Relocation package and support for moving to Vietnam
* Flexible working time, hybrid work, standing desks, modern hardware, pantry with drinks and snacks
* Language improvement opportunities with native instructors
* In-house gym and games room;
various internal activities and clubs
About Gear Games
Gear Games is a game development studio with offices globally and a diverse international team. We work on top-grossing titles and collaborate with partners like Scopely on exciting projects.
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