Senior Technical Artist - Vic/SA/Qld

Keywords Studios is a global provider of creative and technical services to the video games industry, with over 13,000 professionals across 70+ studios in 25+ countries. We support clients across the entire game lifecycle through four core Service Lines: Create — Game development, art production, and audio Globalize — Localization, localization QA, functional testing Engage — Marketing, LiveOps, community, and player support Media & Entertainment We're constantly working with some of the worlds largest Publishers and most popular AAA games. Here in Australia we have studios located in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne and employ about two hundred of Australia's leading game professionals. Our studio brands operating under the Keywords Studios group are Wicked Workshop (Vic) and Tantalus Media (Vic, SA, Qld). This position can be based in either Adelaide, Brisbane, or Melbourne. The role of Senior Technical Artist drives the efficiency of the art production pipeline, acting as the critical bridge between the creative vision of the Art team and the technical constraints of Engineering. This role is responsible for developing internal tools and workflows, creating and optimising complex materials and shaders, and ensuring content meets high visual quality while maintaining performance budgets. The ideal candidate is technically proficient, possesses strong problem-solving and communication skills, and works proactively to research, implement, and document technical solutions across the entire development team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OWNERSHIP & RENDERING Design, implement and maintain complex in-engine materials, shaders, and lighting setups to achieve the game's aesthetic goals while strictly adhering to rendering budgets. Establish and enforce technical specifications for all art content, personally overseeing the integration, performance profiling and validation of assets across the entire project. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to geo