Senior Technical Artist (Unity)

Location: Remote Build and maintain the full technical pipeline: from importing assets from DCC tools to the final in-game frame (Maya/Blender/ZBrush → Substance → Unity). Configure and optimize the rendering pipeline (URP), lighting, and post-processing, with a focus on maintaining stable FPS across a wide range of devices. Define rigging requirements and review rigs produced by the art team. Integrate and optimize VFX for shooting, impacts, and abilities without compromising performance. Profile and optimize graphics using Unity Profiler, Frame Debugger, RenderDoc, Xcode GPU Frame Capture, and Android GPU Inspector; define and maintain polygon, texture, and memory budgets for each platform. Prepare technical requirements for programmers developing tools for artists. Ensure visual assets comply with approved IP-holder guidelines and prepare materials for reviews and approvals. Write and maintain technical documentation. Must-have requirements 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist / 3D Artist with a strong focus on technical art. Strong knowledge of Unity , including the asset pipeline, ScriptableObject architecture, Editor scripting, and Addressables. Hands-on experience with the URP rendering pipeline , including baked/mixed/realtime lighting, Light Probes, Reflection Probes, and Post-Processing. Strong 3D modeling and topology skills, including hard-surface modeling, retopology, and working within polygon budgets for mobile platforms. Solid understanding of rigging and skinning for characters and weapons, including IK/FK and blend shapes. Strong knowledge of the UV/PBR texturing pipeline using Substance Painter/Designer, including channel packing and texel density. Professional-level experience in graphics profiling and optimization for mobile devices, including draw calls, batching, overdraw, memory usage, and thermal throttling. Experience working with Git/Git LFS or Perforce for art assets. Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain a high level of visual quality under strict technical constraints. Nice to have Strong knowledge of shaders , including Shader Graph and hand-written HLSL/ShaderLab, as well as an understanding of PBR, shader variants/keywords, and shader performance cost. Experience working on shooter games , including weapons, shooting VFX, recoil, and hit reactions. Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for art content and automated asset validation. Public examples of technical tools and/or shaders, such as a portfolio, GitHub, or ArtStation with technical breakdowns. Experience developing internal tools for artists in C#, including EditorWindow, CustomInspector, and AssetPostprocessor. Part-time\full-time remote work. Salary in $. Zero bureaucracy, minimal micromanagement and streamlined approvals. Small friendly agile teams. English lessons in groups of 3-4 participants.