Senior Lead Technical Artist
Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Lead Technical Artist to join our technical art team. This role is ideal for a technical expert who thrives at the intersection of art and technology and is passionate about delivering visually compelling and technically robust game experiences. You will serve as a key subject matter expert for technical art implementation, drive improvements to pipelines and workflows, and partner closely with artists, designers, and engineers to ensure high-quality game delivery.
What You'll Do
Serve as the primary technical art expert for complex and business-critical implementation challenges across multiple game projects.
Drive technical solutions that achieve high visual fidelity while balancing performance and platform constraints.
Act as the technical authority for Unity-based asset implementation, integration, and optimization.
Collaborate with engineers to resolve complex rendering, animation, UI, and performance-related challenges.
Drive improvements to asset implementation pipelines, workflows, and automation solutions.
Identify recurring production bottlenecks and develop scalable technical solutions.
Design, develop, and maintain tools, scripts, and workflow enhancements that improve team productivity and quality.
Establish and maintain technical standards for asset integration, optimization, and implementation.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex visual and technical issues throughout development and testing.
Partner with multiple game teams to promote best practices and consistent implementation standards.
Mentor Technical Artists and Lead Technical Artists through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Contribute to documentation and continuous improvement of technical art processes.
What We're Looking For
8+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in game development or a related field.
Expert-level proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop.
Strong working knowledge of Unity, including asset integration, animation workflows, particle systems, prefabs, debugging, and optimization techniques.
Experience implementing and troubleshooting complex visual features within Unity.
Strong understanding of game content pipelines, asset optimization, and implementation workflows.
Experience developing tools, scripts, or automation solutions using C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
Familiarity with shaders, materials, rendering pipelines, and real-time performance optimization.
Experience with version control systems such as Perforce or GitHub and project management tools such as JIRA.
Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues.
Ability to mentor team members and provide technical guidance across projects.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience in slot, casual, or mobile game development is preferred.
We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.
Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games.
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) where it is a top 20 company (ASX code: ALL), the business is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7800 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe.
Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, free-to-play mobile games and online real money games. Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), mobile games (Pixel United) and regulated online real money gaming (Anaxi). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.
Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content.
Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat.
Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day.
We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission we invite everyone to join us as we…Bring joy to life through the power of play!
You can learn more by visiting, www.aristocrat.com.
Come and join us!