Lead Technical Artist

tripledotstudios.com

Job Description

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Department: Creative

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: London, UK

Reporting To: Ugis Brekis

We are now a 400 person mobile games studio, headquartered in London, with offices in Warsaw, Barcelona, Minsk, Jakarta and Melbourne.

• The Financial Times awarded Tripledot the Fastest Growing Business in Europe in 2022
• Tripledot won Tech Growth Business of the Year 2021 and 2023
• PocketGamer just awarded us Best Mobile Developer 2023

We are a record breaking, chart-topping mobile games studio that is currently leading in the Casual mobile gaming space.

Our guiding principle as a team is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others.

This position requires a strong technical background, collaboration across various departments, and team mentoring to ensure optimal game performance and excellent visuals.

• Technical:
  
  
  • Design and implement the ‘Unity layer’ linking art and animation with the programmers’ codebase
    
    
  • Construct new game features within Unity, including Unity UI, following internal technical workflow
    
    
  • Write custom C# components for complex visual elements
    
    
  • Optimise new and existing features
    
    
  • Create animations, particle effects, and custom shaders
    
    
• Design and implement the ‘Unity layer’ linking art and animation with the programmers’ codebase
  
  
• Construct new game features within Unity, including Unity UI, following internal technical workflow
  
  
• Write custom C# components for complex visual elements
  
  
• Optimise new and existing features
  
  
• Create animations, particle effects, and custom shaders
  
  
• Managerial:
  
  
  • Lead and mentor a team of 3 experienced Technical Artists
    
    
  • Take a proactive role in product development according to company goals
    
    
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
    
    
  • Contribute to task planning and estimation with other Leads
• Lead and mentor a team of 3 experienced Technical Artists
  
  
• Take a proactive role in product development according to company goals
  
  
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  
  
• Contribute to task planning and estimation with other Leads

• Design and implement the ‘Unity layer’ linking art and animation with the programmers’ codebase
  
  
• Construct new game features within Unity, including Unity UI, following internal technical workflow
  
  
• Write custom C# components for complex visual elements
  
  
• Optimise new and existing features
  
  
• Create animations, particle effects, and custom shaders
  
  

• Lead and mentor a team of 3 experienced Technical Artists
  
  
• Take a proactive role in product development according to company goals
  
  
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  
  
• Contribute to task planning and estimation with other Leads

• Technical:
  
  
  • Expertise in the Unity engine, especially Unity UI
    
    
  • Experience with different architectural approaches to game development
    
    
  • Ability to write clean, performant C# code
    
    
  • Experience working with Git and knowledge of its best practices
    
    
  • Ability to create animations, particle effects and custom shaders
    
    
  • Experience optimising games for smooth performance on various devices
    
    
• Expertise in the Unity engine, especially Unity UI
  
  
• Experience with different architectural approaches to game development
  
  
• Ability to write clean, performant C# code
  
  
• Experience working with Git and knowledge of its best practices
  
  
• Ability to create animations, particle effects and custom shaders
  
  
• Experience optimising games for smooth performance on various devices
  
  
• Managerial:
  
  
  • Proven experience in leading a team, with the ability to mentor and guide team members
    
    
  • Experience in strategic planning and accurate tasks estimation, aligning with project timelines and company objectives
    
    
  • Drive to proactively optimise technical art workflows to enhance team efficiency and performance
• Proven experience in leading a team, with the ability to mentor and guide team members
  
  
• Experience in strategic planning and accurate tasks estimation, aligning with project timelines and company objectives
  
  
• Drive to proactively optimise technical art workflows to enhance team efficiency and performance

• Expertise in the Unity engine, especially Unity UI
  
  
• Experience with different architectural approaches to game development
  
  
• Ability to write clean, performant C# code
  
  
• Experience working with Git and knowledge of its best practices
  
  
• Ability to create animations, particle effects and custom shaders
  
  
• Experience optimising games for smooth performance on various devices
  
  

• Proven experience in leading a team, with the ability to mentor and guide team members
  
  
• Experience in strategic planning and accurate tasks estimation, aligning with project timelines and company objectives
  
  
• Drive to proactively optimise technical art workflows to enhance team efficiency and performance

• 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
  
  
• Hybrid Working: we work in the office 3 days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and a third day of your choice.
  
  
• 20 days fully remote working
  
  
• Regular company events and rewards (recent highlights: Thames River Cruise, London Dungeon and Summer Parties in Regents Park)
  
  
• Continuous Professional Development
  
  
• Private Medical Cover
  
  
• Life Assurance & Critical Illness Cover
  
  
• Health Cash Plan
  
  
• Dental Cover
  
  
• Family Forming Support
  
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
  
• Cycle to Work Scheme
  
  
• Pension Plan

How to Apply

Apply via: https://tripledotstudios.pinpointhq.com/jobs/198606