Lead Technical Artist - Electric Square, Singapore

Responsibilities

At Electric Square, we understand that the worlds we build are pivotal to the success of our games and the enjoyment of our players. With our diverse portfolio, which includes acclaimed titles like 'Diablo 4', 'Need for Speed: Unbound', 'Battlefield 2042', 'Lords of the Fallen' and several other exciting AAA console games currently in progress (and even more surprises on the horizon!), we strive to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences.

Working in collaboration with four innovative studios, our team of 250+ talented individuals, accompanied by our beloved studio dogs, are dedicated to creating world-class projects. We foster a unique studio culture that empowers and inspires our teams, ensuring that everyone feels motivated to bring their best ideas to life.

We can offer you an award-winning working environment. At Electric Square, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Electric Square is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Lead Technical Artist to join our Singapore-based team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project.

[Please note: We are currently unable to support relocation to Singapore for this role at this time

A Lead Technical Artist at Electric Square Singapore:

• Advises and directs the design and development of C# systems to manage visual content
• Reviews and provides feedback on C# tools and scripts written by TA's
• Works with engineers (C#) and align on interfaces between game logic and visual content management (visual systems)
• Reviews/feedback on Visual Effects considering the context of the effect (where, when, and why it is used), composition complexity (images, materials and shaders used to achieve the result)
• Reviews/feedback on shaders in graph form and CG
• Reviews/feedback on UI (art passes, visuals, animations)
• Assists with mentoring and guidance for junior TA and VFX staff
• Assists with defining milestones and sprints

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Qualification

• Good working knowledge of C# within Unity
• Knowledge of Shaders within Unity (both ShaderGraph and CG/HLSL)
• Working knowledge of content tools within Unity (Timeline, VFXGraph, Shuriken, Animation, Mecanim)
• Profiling experience using Unity tools (Framedebugger, Profiler) and any external tools
• Great understanding of VFX composition and the technical components (shaders, emitters... etc) and performance impact
• Able to forecast and communicate systems that will need to be developed (C# systems/tools) and the balance between engineering and technical art resources to achieve this
• Practical understanding of Unity's rendering pipelines and how to modify/add features when necessary (ie. URP RendererFeatures)
• Experience with UI implementation within Unity
• Passionate, curious, motivated, and open to both giving and receiving constructive criticism.
• Able to work well as a team player in a collaborative environment