Technical Artist (Freelance / Contract)

About Gamefuel

Gamefuel is a game art services studio delivering high-quality, production-ready game art assets to leading studios in Tier 1 markets. We bridge creativity and technology to ensure our assets are visually compelling, optimized, and engine-ready.

We are looking for a Technical Artist (Mobile Games) who can act as the bridge between art and development ensuring assets are optimized, integrated seamlessly, and perform efficiently on mobile devices.

Role Overview

As a Technical Artist, you will work closely with artists, animators, and developers to implement, optimize, and troubleshoot game assets within Unity. You will ensure visual quality while maintaining strong performance standards across mobile platforms.

Key Responsibilities

1. Integrate 2D/3D assets, animations, UI, and VFX into Unity
2. Optimize assets for mobile performance (memory, draw calls, batching, texture sizes, shaders)
3. Create and maintain prefabs, materials, and animation controllers
4. Set up lighting, particle systems, and post-processing effects
5. Troubleshoot rendering, performance, and pipeline issues
6. Develop and maintain technical documentation and best practices
7. Build tools and workflows to improve art production efficiency
8. Collaborate with animators (Spine, 2D, 3D) for smooth in-engine implementation
9. Work closely with developers to resolve performance bottlenecks
10. Ensure consistency across devices (Android & iOS)

Required Skills & Qualifications

1. 3+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in mobile game development
2. Strong experience with Unity Engine
3. Good understanding of mobile optimization techniques
4. Knowledge of shaders, materials, and lighting in Unity
5. Experience with animation systems (Animator, Spine integration, Timeline)
6. Understanding of asset compression and performance profiling tools
7. Basic scripting knowledge (C# preferred)
8. Strong problem-solving skills
9. Ability to work cross-functionally with art and engineering teams

Why Join Gamefuel?

1. Work with international game studios
2. Exposure to diverse art styles and mobile genres
3. Opportunity to shape scalable production pipelines
4. Fast-paced, collaborative environment with creative freedom