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Technical Artist

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

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.


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  • VFX Artist

    Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Art

    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 Do...

    Posted - 24 Sep 2026

  • Sr. VFX Artist

    Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Art

    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, Naught...

    Posted - 23 Sep 2026

  • Outsourcing Production Artist

    Santa Monica, United StatesNo salary specifiedSony Interactive Entertainment Production

    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 Do...

    Posted - 02 Oct 2026

  • Story Artist- Ink

    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 - 22 Sep 2026

  • Senior Technical Designer

    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 - 04 Oct 2026

  • CG Experimental Artist - Ink Expiring soon

    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 - 27 Aug 2026

  • Visual Development Artist- Ink

    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 - 22 Sep 2026

  • CG Experimental Artist- Ink

    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 - 12 Oct 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 - 15 Sep 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 - 06 Oct 2026