Senior Technical Artist
2 weeks ago
About the Company: Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. At Kinetic Games, we’re an independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing team. We’re a small, friendly team that values creativity, openness, and personal growth. Whether you’re helping with programming or talking about your favourite horror game, you’ll be part of a supportive environment where passion and curiosity are celebrated. About the Role: We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Technical Artist to join our team. As a Technial Artist, you will act as a bridge between our art and programming teams, helping to ensure that our visuals are not only stunning but also performant and technically optimized. You will play a key role in developing new tools, solving pipeline challenges, and ensuring that our game runs smoothly across multiple platforms. Your expertise will help push the visual quality of Phasmophobia while maintaining efficient workflows. Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with artists, designers, and programmers to create and maintain efficient, scalable art pipelines. Optimize art assets and scenes to ensure the best performance on PC, VR, PSVR2, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Develop tools to improve workflows and automate repetitive tasks within Unity. Investigate, identify, and solve visual and technical issues during development. Support the art team with shader creation, material setup, lighting, and VFX integration. Ensure that assets meet both artistic and technical standards and work seamlessly within Unity. Stay up to date with the latest tools, techniques, and best practices in real-time graphics and optimization. Participate in regular team meetings, providing technical insights and support to improve the game's visual quality and performance. Requirements: Professional experience as a Senior Tech Artist or similar role, on a shipped Unity title. Strong experience with Unity, including working with prefabs, lighting, shaders, materials, and asset optimization. Solid understanding of performance profiling and optimization for multi-platform games. Excellent programming skills in C#. Familiarity with 3D asset creation workflows (knowledge of tools like Blender, Maya, Substance or similar). Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical processes to nontechnical team members. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Passion for horror games. Knowledge and experience playing Phasmophobia. ✨ Benefits & Perks ✨ Competitive salary 5% Employer Match Pension Scheme Annual performance bonus + Company performance bonus ️ Weekly free team lunches – good food, great company Regular social events – we love bringing our teams together Hybrid & flexible working options Flextime – because life doesn’t always fit 9–5 ✈️ Opportunities to travel to amazing industry events like GDC, Gamescom, TwitchCon (EU & US), EGX & Develop:Brighton Relocation package to help you settle in Employee of the Month vouchers
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Senior Technical Artist
2 weeks ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeAbout the Company:Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.At Kinetic Games, we're an independent games studio best known for creating...
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Senior Technical Artist
2 weeks ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeAbout the Company: Kinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. We are a passionate team of developers using Unity to continuously improve and expand the horror experience of Phasmophobia, currently available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. At Kinetic Games, we’re an independent games studio best known for creating...
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Senior Technical Artist
2 weeks ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeKinetic Games is a new video game development studio based in Southampton. At Kinetic Games, we’re an independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing team. ...
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Technical Artist
3 weeks ago
southampton, United Kingdom Skillsearch Full timeTech Artist We are recruiting for an awesome indie gaming team, who have a cult hit under their belts and are now working on their next title. We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Tech Artist to join our team. As a Tech Artist, you will act as a bridge between our art and programming teams, helping to ensure that our visuals are not only stunning but...
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Senior Environment Artist
5 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeBase pay range Direct message the job poster from Kinetic Games Kinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we’re a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic...
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Senior Environment Artist
6 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeSenior Environment Artist Kinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we’re a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing team....
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Senior Environment Artist
5 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeSenior Environment ArtistKinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we're a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we're looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing team.We're...
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Senior Environment Artist
7 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeSenior Environment ArtistKinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we’re a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing...
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Senior Environment Artist
6 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeSenior Environment ArtistKinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we’re a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we’re looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing...
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Environment Artist
6 days ago
Southampton, United Kingdom Kinetic Games Full timeSenior Environment Artist Kinetic Games is a video game development studio based in Southampton, we're a truly independent games studio best known for creating Phasmophobia, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Our team is passionate, creative, and collaborative and we're looking for someone equally enthusiastic about games to join our growing team. ...
