Job Description
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.
About the Role:
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 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:
1. Collaborate closely with artists, designers, and programmers to create and maintain efficient, scalable art pipelines.
2. Optimize art assets and scenes to ensure the best performance on PC, VR, PSVR2, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
3. Develop tools to improve workflows and automate repetitive tasks within Unity.
4. Investigate, identify, and solve visual and technical issues during development.
5. Support the art team with shader creation, material setup, lighting, and VFX i...