Airship is the leading end-to-end external art and co-development studio for the global gaming industry. We've partnered with some of the biggest names in gaming—EA, 2K, Guerrilla, Sony, 343 Industries, Ubisoft, and Microsoft—to bring their flagship titles to life with stunning visuals and seamless development support.
Our crewmates are driven by a deep passion for games, a commitment to innovation, and the agility to thrive in a fast-paced development environment. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality work that meets our clients’ needs—on time, every time.
Now, we’re looking for experienced Technical Artists to join our network of talented freelancers. We’re on the hunt for skilled Freelance Technical Artist's to bridge the gap between art and code on an array of upcoming projects. Whether your skill set is focused on developing tools, creating shaders, optimisation or wearing one of the many other TA hats, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
Pipeline & Tools Development
Design, implement, and maintain content creation, digestion pipelines for assets, terrains and level design usage.
Optimization & Performance
Collaborate with engineers to ensure cross-platform stability and scalability.
Implement best practices for Nanite, texture streaming, texture formats and mips, memory usage, and draw call reduction.
Provide technical support and guidance to artists and level designers, including onboarding, documentation, and training.
Innovation & Problem-Solving
Focus on procedural geometries, PCG systems, custom HLSL PCG nodes to allow new scalable content creations for variations, level design and efficiency.
Strong understanding of Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5) workflows, including Blueprints, materials, and shader systems.
Proficiency with industry-standard DCC tools (Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Substance, Houdini).
Solid knowledge of scripting/programming (C++, Python, C#, HLSL, or similar).
