Technical Artist The technical artist is responsible for the systems and tools associated with creating and porting art assets. Completed art assets such as character art or environment background are delivered to the technical artist, who is tasked with optimising the art to ensure that the digital files run efficiently within the memory and load speeds of the engine and console, and that the designs still maintain a high standard of visual quality. This includes shader and lighting optimisation, and technical artists may be asked to develop in-house shading tools. Particular attention is paid to file size, polygon count, and how those variables affect render time. The technical artist is also responsible for preparing and/or designing character systems like skeletons, cloths, effect emitters, and ragdoll collision.
Santa Monica, California, United States of America Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Santa Monica enjoys an average of 310 days of sunshine a year. A number of game development studios are based in Santa Monica, making it a major location for the industry. These include: Activision Blizzard, Treyarch, Cloud Imperium Games and PUBG Corporation. Sony Santa Monica Studio is also based here. Santa Monica features in a tonne of video games including Grand Theft Auto V, Driver, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, The Crew and Need for Speed.
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Design
This is a hybrid/ onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Las...
Posted - 05 Aug 2026
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Design
This is a hybrid/ onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Las...
Posted - 19 Aug 2026
Los Angeles, United StatesNo salary specifiedNetflix Game Studio Art
At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we partner with creators as they experiment with a range of cutting-edge tools that bridge innovation with imaginative storytelling. Come join Inkubator to shape what's next and e...
Posted - 23 Jul 2026
Los Angeles, United StatesNo salary specifiedNetflix Game Studio Art
This job may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. If so, pay for the position is governed by the currently effective applicable collective bargaining agreement and thus will be no less than $47.01 an hour and up to any better c...
Posted - 12 Aug 2026
Senior Technical Gameplay Animator
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Animation
This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The La...
Posted - 10 Jul 2026
Game Designer, Technical (Contingent)
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Design
This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty...
Posted - 03 Aug 2026
Game Designer, Technical (Contingent)
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Design
This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty...
Posted - 17 Jul 2026
Associate Game Designer, Technical
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Operations
This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty...
Posted - 04 Aug 2026
Game Designer, Technical (Contingent)
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Design
This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position. This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty...
Posted - 19 Aug 2026
Senior Technical Gameplay Animator
Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Animation
This is a hybrid / onsite position. For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The La...
Posted - 19 Aug 2026
