Technical Artist (AI Tools & Pipeline)

Sunblink • Boulder, CO

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About The Position

This is a contract position focused on analyzing pain points and repetitive tasks in design and art pipelines, then using AI, scripting, and tooling to help creative teams focus on creative work. The role audits existing workflows, prototypes and integrates AI tools where appropriate, and establishes guardrails that protect craft, quality, creativity, and foundational skills. It also partners with artists, designers, and engineers to refine tooling and helps shape the studio’s future AI strategy and content pipeline possibilities. The artist stays current with new models and techniques and turns them into practical, production-ready recommendations.

The initial contract is 3–6 months, with possible extension depending on project status and work compatibility. The posting says to expect 30–40 hours per week most weeks; an introductory description also calls it approximately 30 hours per week.

Requirements

• Shipped titles as a technical artist, AI artist, or in a similar hybrid art/engineering role.
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI tooling, such as 3D pipeline, animation, and/or LLM-based tools, and experience integrating it into real production pipelines and shipped products.
• Strong artistic judgment to distinguish where AI elevates quality from where it erodes it.
• Comfort scripting and building tools with Python or engine-specific tooling to connect AI systems to existing workflows.
• Proven ability to influence and educate cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with Unity and Maya.

Nice To Haves

• Background in stylized, character-driven, or cozy/social game art.
• A public body of work—such as talks, writing, demos, or experiments—showing a genuine vision for AI in games.

Responsibilities

• Audit art, design, and production workflows to identify opportunities for AI to accelerate work without compromising craft, quality, or creativity.
• Prototype, evaluate, and integrate AI tools into pipelines where appropriate, setting clear guardrails for their use.
• Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to iterate on tooling while protecting craft and discipline skills.
• Help champion a forward-looking AI vision for studio work, including tooling strategy and content pipeline possibilities.
• Assess new AI models and techniques and translate them into practical, production-ready recommendations.
• Influence and educate cross-functional teams.

What This Job Offers

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