Lead Technical Artist (H/F) (Art)

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.

We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.

Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users.

We’re building a company we’re proud of. One filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who LOVE making games.

Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started.

This role sits within our Clipwire Games studio.

Clipwire Games is one of Canada's top grossing mobile game developers, and the creator of Monopoly: Bingo!, Our studio is built on strong values, work ethic, and intelligent data driven growth. We have reached our current growth rate because we support, promote, and develop our team so that they can make great games. Clipwire Games is growing and looking for a Lead Technical Artist to elevate the visual quality and performance of our live mobile bingo games.

This role is ideal for an experienced technical artist who can operate autonomously, drive technical decisions, and contribute meaningfully to the broader art and development teams. You’ll work closely with Art Direction, Product, and Front-End Development to design and maintain the shaders, UI, tooling, and content pipelines that bring our games to life, ensuring our visuals remain high quality and our products stay performant on mobile as we grow. This is a hands-on lead role: you’ll set the technical direction for our art pipeline while remaining an active individual contributor.

Own UI implementation in Unity — build and maintain UGUI screens, prefabs, layouts, and animations for live ops events and new features, from art handoff to game-ready implementation

Own asset integration end-to-end: import, configure, and hook up sprites, atlases, Spine animations, and VFX across our live titles

Build the editor tooling and pipeline automation that makes content work fast and safe — importer presets, asset validators, addressables strategy, custom inspectors, and build hooks

Own performance budgets across our live products: frame time, draw calls, memory, and startup time

Set and uphold technical-art standards; review shader and tooling contributions to ensure quality across the team

Act as the escalation point for complex technical-art issues across art and engineering

Partner with the Art Director and Technical Director to shape long-term technical-art strategy

Manage art content in source control day to day, working in Perforce and Git for branching, merging, and integrating assets alongside engineering

Lead the Technical Art team - setting priorities, reviewing work and supporting career development

Mentor artists and technical artists on technical workflows, supporting their growth

5+ years of technical art experience in games, with shipped mobile titles

• Strong proficiency in Unity, particularly the UGUI/Canvas system, prefabs, Animator, and Particle System
• Advanced knowledge of Unity's asset pipeline, including Addressables, importer presets, and AssetPostprocessors
• Strong editor scripting skills in C# (custom inspectors, editor windows, validation suites, build hooks)
• Deep understanding of mobile rendering fundamentals: draw call batching, SRP batcher, overdraw, texture compression, and memory budgets
• Hands-on experience profiling and optimizing with Unity Profiler, Frame Debugger, and memory analysis tools
• Clear, structured communication of technical decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ownership over medium to large technical-art initiatives
• Ability to balance delivery speed with craft, performance, and long-term maintainability
• A portfolio, demo reel, or examples of your tech art work (shaders, tools, VFX, performance optimizations, or other shipped work)

Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage - We offer extended health, dental, and wellness benefits. Wellness Spending Account - Employees receive a $500 annual Wellness Spending Account to support their physical well-being, personal development and lifestyle interests.

Generous Vacation Time - Employees receive 25 vacation days annually, in addition to statutory holidays.

Paid Volunteer Days - We provide 2 paid volunteer days each year, giving employees the opportunity to support causes that matter to them.

Parental Leave & Family Support - We offer a generous parental leave program and foster a supportive, family-friendly workplace culture.

RRSP Matching - We match 100% of employee RRSP contributions up to 3.5% of annual salary, helping you build long-term financial security.

Employee Recognition Program - Each month, one or more employees are recognized for outstanding performance, dedication, or contributions. Employee Assistance Program - Confidential support and resources are available whenever needed through our Employee Assistance Program.

Hybrid Work Environment - We operate on a hybrid work model, with in-office collaboration Monday through Thursday and a flexible work-from-home day on Fridays. Employees also enjoy complimentary breakfast, lunch and evening snacks on all office days.

Team Events & Celebrations - We regularly host social events and celebrations to recognize achievements, strengthen connections, and build a positive workplace culture.

Professional Development - We are committed to employee growth and encourage career advancement through ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

The anticipated base salary range for this role is CAD $80,000–$120,000. Actual compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to an individual's skills, experience, education, training, licenses and certifications (where applicable), as well as business and organizational needs. The final compensation package will be based on the specific position offered in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.

Tripledot Studios is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.

As part of our interview process, we may use AI-enabled tools to assist with note-taking and summarizing conversations. We never ask for personal or financial information during interviews. Our in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (tripledotstudios.