Technical Artist – Orbital Ignition Interactive

+ Bridge Art & Tech in Taliara’s Rise!

About Us

Orbital Ignition Interactive is an ambitious indie mobile game studio focused on creating visually stunning and deeply engaging gaming experiences. We’re looking for a Technical Artist to help push the boundaries of stylized mobile visuals and ensure seamless integration between art and code.

+The Role

As a Technical Artist, you’ll bridge the gap between art and programming, ensuring that assets are optimized, shaders are stunning, and visual effects bring Taliara’s Rise to life. You’ll work closely with 3D artists and developers to create a AAA-level stylized mobile game, ensuring performance, efficiency, and artistic excellence.

Success in this role means:

✔ Creating optimized shaders, materials, and visual effects for a polished look.

✔ Ensuring high-quality asset integration while keeping performance smooth on mobile.

✔ Solving technical bottlenecks related to art, lighting, and rendering.

✔ Supporting the team with tool development to streamline asset workflows.

+Responsibilities

Develop and optimize shaders and materials (Unity Shader Graph, HLSL).

Ensure performance-friendly art pipelines for mobile.

Work with developers to integrate assets, animations, and VFX.

Enhance lighting and post-processing for a visually stunning experience.

Create tools to improve the efficiency of the art team.

Troubleshoot graphical issues and propose solutions.

+QualificationsRequired:

✅ Proficiency in Unity (Shader Graph, VFX Graph, and material creation).

✅ Experience with mobile optimization (LOD systems, texture compression, etc.).

✅ Understanding of real-time rendering and performance considerations.

✅ Experience working with 3D assets, textures, and animations.

✅ Problem-solving mindset you love finding elegant solutions to visual challenges.

+Nice to Have:

Stylized rendering experience (Clash Royale-style art direction).

Experience with procedural tools (Houdini, Substance Designer).

Knowledge of Unity’s lighting, post-processing, and GPU optimization.

Scripting skills (C#, Python) to create workflow tools.

+Why Join?

Be part of a groundbreaking indie game at its early stage.

Have a major influence on the game’s visual style & technical direction.

Work with a team of passionate game devs bringing fresh ideas to mobile gaming.