Senior Technical Artist (Kuala Lumpur)

• Drive the creation and integration of technical art content including shaders, VFX, lighting setups, and procedural assets.
• Ensure technical art content is visually impressive, highly optimized, and aligned with platform performance constraints.
• Prototype and validate visual features and effects in collaboration with artists and engineers.
• Collaborate with Lighting, VFX, and Environment teams to deliver polished and performant visuals in engine.
• Provide tech solutions that enable creative teams to push visual fidelity without compromising performance or stability.

• Identify and resolve day-to-day workflow pain points for artists by streamlining processes, reducing manual steps, and improving overall production flow.
• Design, build, and maintain artist-facing tools that support scalable workflows across disciplines such as environment, character, VFX, and lighting.
• Document and communicate technical workflows, ensuring best practices are shared and maintained.

• Work closely with the Art Director, Art Leads, and Engineering team to bridge artistic needs with technical requirements.
• Own and troubleshoot tech art bottlenecks across lighting, FX, asset complexity, and memory/performance limitations.

• Participate in sprint planning and estimation with production and other departments, providing accurate scoping of tech art deliverables.
• Support delivery forecasting with data-informed insights, highlighting risk areas and dependencies.
• Guide and mentor junior tech artists, providing feedback, training, and support to raise the technical capabilities of the team.

• 5-8+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in game development, with at least 3 shipped titles.
• Strong experience with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity, including real-time lighting, shader development, and VFX implementation.
• Proficient in at least one major DCC tool, with experience supporting procedural and performance-driven content.
• Deep understanding of real-time rendering constraints and performance optimization.
• Experience designing tools and workflows that empower artists and enhance production efficiency.
• Proven ability to mentor and grow other tech artists, while contributing to overall pipeline and production health.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with art, design, and engineering.
• Passion for creating visually stunning, performant content, and driving innovation in game art technology.
• Curiosity or experience in AI-assisted workflows is a strong plus.

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