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Senior Technical Artist

Frisco, TX · On-site

$118K - $142K/yr

Senior Technical Artist Gearbox Software is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Technical Artist to take ownership of complex art systems, effects, and shaders for our projects. The Senior ...

KONAMI GAMING INC

Senior Technical Artist

Las Vegas, NV

$116K - $139K/yr

The Senior Technical Artist fits in between the technical team and the art team, enabling the highest quality artwork to be implemented in games, while ensuring all technical requirements including ...

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Senior Technical Artist

Frisco, TX · On-site

$118K - $142K/yr

Senior Technical Artist Gearbox Software is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Technical Artist to take ownership of complex art systems, effects, and shaders for our projects. The Senior ...

Konami Gaming, Inc

Senior Technical Artist

Las Vegas, NV · On-site

$110K - $130K/yr

The Senior Technical Artist fits in between the technical team and the art team, enabling the highest quality artwork to be implemented in games, while ensuring all technical requirements including ...

SciPlay

Senior Technical Artist

Austin, TX · On-site

$125K - $150K/yr

The Senior Technical Artist will mentor the art team in Unity asset creation, troubleshoot technical issues, and ensure art content is correctly integrated into games while supporting Live events and ...

SciPlay

Senior Technical Artist

Austin, TX · On-site

$125K - $150K/yr

Position Summary The Senior Technical Artist acts as aresource within the art team, mentoring other artists in the use of Unity, optimizing asset creation pipelines, troubleshooting technical issues ...

SciPlay

Senior Technical Artist

Austin, TX · On-site

$125K - $150K/yr

Position Summary The Senior Technical Artist acts as a resource within the art team, mentoring other artists in the use of Unity, optimizing asset creation pipelines, troubleshooting technical issues ...

Bellota Labs

Senior Technical Artist

Redwood City, CA

$170K - $225K/yr

As a Technical Artist, you'll collaborate closely with designers, 3D artists, and frontend engineers to bring assets, effects, and interactions to life in Unity3D. You'll be the key link ensuring ...

Bellota Labs

Senior Technical Artist

Redwood City, CA · Remote

$130K - $155K/yr

As a Technical Artist, you'll collaborate closely with designers, 3D artists, and frontend engineers to bring assets, effects, and interactions to life in Unity3D. You'll be the key link ensuring ...

Bellota Labs

Senior Technical Artist

Redwood City, CA · On-site +1

$170K - $225K/yr

As a Technical Artist, you'll collaborate closely with designers, 3D artists, and frontend engineers to bring assets, effects, and interactions to life in Unity3D. You'll be the key link ensuring ...

Epic Games

Senior Technical Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

What You'll Do Epic is looking for a Technical Artist with a strong focus on material creation to join the Fortnite team. In this role, you'll be responsible for building visually rich, performant ...

Roblox

Senior 3D Artist, Technical

San Mateo, CA

$144K - $173K/yr

As a Senior Technical Animator, you will be working with a team of talented engineers, artists, and technical artists to push the boundaries of what is possible on the Roblox platform. You will be ...

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As of Jul 4, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior technical artist in the United States is $138,713.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $127,000.00 and $152,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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As a Senior Technical Artist, your daily routine often involves developing and maintaining art production pipelines, creating shaders and visual effects, and troubleshooting technical issues that arise during content creation. You'll collaborate closely with artists and programmers to ensure art assets are visually striking while also optimized for performance. Mentoring junior artists and reviewing asset quality may also be part of your responsibilities. This role is crucial in ensuring that creative visions are fully realized without compromising technical requirements or performance targets.

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To thrive as a Senior Technical Artist, you need advanced knowledge of art pipelines, 3D modeling, shading, and scripting, typically supported by a degree in computer graphics, game development, or a related field. Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine, and scripting languages like Python or MEL is highly valued. Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams are essential soft skills. These qualities enable you to bridge the gap between art and engineering, ensuring visually impressive and technically optimized assets in fast-paced production environments.

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A Senior Technical Artist bridges the gap between art and technology in game development or digital content creation. They optimize art workflows, develop tools, and ensure assets are both visually appealing and technically efficient. They collaborate with artists and engineers to troubleshoot issues, implement shaders, and improve pipelines. Their role requires proficiency in scripting, rendering, and performance optimization. Ultimately, they help streamline production and enhance visual fidelity while maintaining performance constraints.

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Senior Technical Artist

Senior Technical Artist

2K

Frisco, TX • On-site

$118K - $142K/yr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Who We Are
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is home to a world-class team that entertains the world with award-winning and genre-defining video games. Our games are entrenched with rich universes that are expanded upon via transmedia storytelling, live experiences, and consumer products. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for developing successful game franchises such as Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Brothers in Arms, as well for continued development of acquired properties including Duke Nukem, Risk of Rain, and Homeworld.
The company was founded as Gearbox Software in 1999 by a team of industry veterans and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The Gearbox Entertainment Company is proud to be part of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
For more information, visit www.GearboxSoftware.com.
Senior Technical Artist
Gearbox Software is looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Technical Artist to take ownership of complex art systems, effects, and shaders for our projects. The Senior Technical Artist role is meant to bridge the gap between art and programming, integrating art content and features while honoring the artistic vision and technical constraints.
Responsibilities:
  • Work with artists to create best practices and optimal workflows.
  • Communicate and work closely with programmers to develop new engine features.
  • Analyze memory and performance throughout a project's development.
  • Create efficient and user friendly shaders for use in game.
  • Analyse and communicate the technical challenges for art and design concepts.
  • Research and develop prototypes for art pipelines and help bring your coworkers' ideas to life.

Qualifications:
  • 6+ Years of industry experience.
  • Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
  • Proficiency in creating in-editor tools and pipelines.
  • Able to collaborate and work well with teams from various disciplines.
  • Take ownership of shippable quality content/systems that are memory efficient and performant.
  • Ability to think out-of-the-box to overcome technical challenges.
  • Ability to self-direct, and be autonomous when it is required.

Bonus Points For:
  • Working knowledge of HLSL or GLSL.
  • Working knowledge of Python scripting or another programming language.
  • Ability to create procedural tools and assets.
  • Good knowledge of a 3D modeling application and an image editor.
  • Experience with current generation platforms (Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5).
  • Experience with other popular or proprietary engines (Unity, etc).
  • Strong balance of creative/visual aesthetics and technical skills.

Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

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