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The Senior Art Director reports to the Head of Art at Wicked Workshop. The position will see your supervise a large, thriving and talented art team, establish direction, consistency and quality. Your effective, and considered communication style will provide continual feedback, execution standards to help guide the artistic vision for our clients games. As Senior Director, you will ensure that assets are on time, at client and our quality bar, whilst performant in engine. 

• Managing dedicated art teams across geographies or studios, emphasizing overall quality, productivity, and continuous team development.  
• Engages in interactions at a higher level, handling crucial project kick-offs, communications, and escalations, with a focus on meeting and exceeding client expectations.  
• Focuses on guiding art teams across multiple studios to achieve broader project goals and maintain high-quality standards.  
• Play a key role in project planning and execution at a higher level, potentially handling multiple projects simultaneously, with a focus on achieving timelines, quality benchmarks, and budgetary allocations.  
• Engages in comprehensive artistic mentorship, leading and managing dedicated art teams across various domains or studios, contributing to the overall artistic direction.  
• Anticipate future project challenges, spearhead solutions, and set high-level goals for the team.
• Actively support, mentor, and manage the Art leads, Associate Art Directors, and their direct reports by communicating department initiatives, sharing best practices, elevating leadership, and contributing as a community member.
• An impeccable eye for aesthetic quality, visual excellence and a high attention to detail demonstrated through an impressive art portfolio.
• Highly proficient in current development tools and software including Unreal, Unity, Maya/ 3DS Max/Blender, Zbrush and Substance.
• A confident art leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will have the ability to articulate visual ideas with clarity and conviction and provide clear feedback and guidance.
• Good understanding of fundamental art principles; colour and lighting theory, composition and staging techniques.

Tantalus North is thrilled to announce we are expanding and on the lookout for leadership-level artists (Lead and above) to join our dynamic team! This is an exciting opportunity to show your expression of interest and to be a part of our next exciting chapter.

As a leader in the art discipline, you will be responsible for hiring, organising and motivating a team of artists to deliver at the highest standards. Utilising your artistic, technical and managerial expertise, you will work closely with the team and other department leads to plan and direct work to meet deadlines and product vision.

You will be an accomplished production-focused artist with a proven track record in the game industry, and excellent communication and people skills. In this role you are required to anticipate and find solutions on both team and art production levels to deliver stunning visual experiences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide clear, concise visual direction and guidance across all Art development at Tantalus North and review all digital assets, providing feedback in a timely manner.
• Share your passion for excellence, create inspiring artwork/style guides to clearly promote the high visual quality standards we are aiming for and ensure that everyone is working together to meet these standards.
• Drive the vision forward by aligning with and fully understanding the art direction and then working alongside our internal and insourced art team/s to ensure creative cohesion.
• Continually look for opportunities to innovate and improve the visual quality on all projects.
• Take an active role in planning of project pitches and be comfortable dealing face to face with external clients to discuss opportunities for working with them on their games.
• Help to build and raise the profile of the growing art team.
• Mentor Artists in the team, providing support and nurturing to encourage their continued growth, helping to improve their skills and build their knowledge and confidence.
• Oversee and provide detailed feedback to multiple art disciplines including UI, Environment Art, Lighting, VFX, Character and Concept Art.

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• An impeccable eye for aesthetic quality, visual excellence and a high attention to detail demonstrated through an impressive art portfolio.
• Highly proficient in current development tools and software including Unreal, Unity, Maya/ 3DS Max/Blender, Zbrush and Substance.
• A confident art leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will have the ability to articulate visual ideas with clarity and conviction and provide clear feedback and guidance.
• Good understanding of fundamental art principles; colour and lighting theory, composition and staging techniques.
• Able to creatively supervise and drive artwork, directing other artists and leading by example.
• Agile, overseeing internal and globally diverse art teams on multiple projects and from various disciplines, and be able to adapt to a variety of art styles.
• Understand up-to-date game development technical processes, you will take a keen interest in latest workflows and have an interest in learning, evaluating and evangelizing appropriate usage of new software, tools and technologies.
• You will have good leadership skills, be a collaborative team player, with significant game art management experience.
• You will have a calm, positive and professional attitude alongside excellent interpersonal skills.

As Art Director, you will lead the creative vision for our games, ensuring a cohesive and compelling visual identity. You’ll guide a team of artists, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and oversee the artistic process from concept to final delivery. Your role is to balance artistic excellence with production realities, driving the quality and consistency of all visual elements. As a key leader, you’ll foster creativity, inspire your team, and ensure that the art direction aligns with both gameplay and business objectives.

Managing dedicated art teams across geographies or studios, emphasizing overall quality, productivity, and continuous team development.  

➢ Engages in interactions at a higher level, handling crucial project kick-offs, communications, and escalations, with a focus on meeting and exceeding client expectations.  

➢ Focuses on guiding art teams across multiple studios to achieve broader project goals and maintain high-quality standards.  

➢ Play a key role in project planning and execution at a higher level, potentially handling multiple projects simultaneously, with a focus on achieving timelines, quality benchmarks, and budgetary allocations.  

➢ Engages in comprehensive artistic mentorship, leading and managing dedicated art teams across various domains or studios, contributing to the overall artistic direction.  

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fine Arts, Digital Art, Game Design, or a related field is preferred. 

• Minimum of 6+ years in the gaming industry, with at least 3 years in an art leadership role such as Art Director or Associate Art Director, preferably within AAA game development. 

• Strong understanding of industry-standard game engines (Unreal, Unity) and creative software (Maya, Photoshop, Substance Suite) will be highly regarded. 

• Demonstrated ability to define and maintain a cohesive artistic vision across entire projects. A portfolio showcasing strong creative direction, visual storytelling, and an understanding of design principles. 

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of artists. Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills, with a focus on driving creative excellence and innovation. 

• Experience managing complex art production pipelines, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation. Ability to balance creative ambitions with technical and production constraints. 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including game design, engineering, and production to achieve project goals. 

• Expertise in working with clients, producers, and stakeholders to ensure that artistic goals align with project objectives, and that expectations are clearly communicated and met. 

• Ability to stay ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and new tools. Flexibility in adjusting to changing project needs and priorities. 

• A genuine passion for gaming and a collaborative mindset, with a commitment to being a positive influence on the team and contributing to the overall success of the development process. 

As a Technical Artist with Tantalus, your role is to help build and deliver key tools, pipelines and workflows to support art creation, while also contributing to the art on projects in your domain of expertise.

• Create or re-invent art assets in your area of expertise (eg: shaders, lighting, VFX, rigging).
• Confidently communicate with other disciplines, in particular engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward.
• Support art content production by advancing art pipelines, workflows and methodologies.
• Develop tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity.
• Asset optimisation, integration, performance profiling and validation.
• Collaborate with other Technical Artists to maintain and further improve on project / studio tools and workflows.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Assist with asset creation or re-invention in domains outside your area of expertise if needed.

Expectations

• Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions.
• Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development.
• Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team.
• Be available for technical support for the art team.
• Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally.
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture.
• Experience in art content creation.
• Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change.
• Artistic eye and solid understanding of art or animation pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript.
• Knowledge of industry DCC packages – Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Adobe Suite – with strong foundational knowledge in at least one.
• Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5.
• Skills and interest in one or more areas - Shader development, Character rigging, Pipeline and tool development, Procedural asset generation, VFX / Particles, Lighting, Real-time physics simulations, Real-time rendering and post-effects, Asset optimisation and performance profiling.
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.

PLEASE APPLY here if you have not seen a current vacancy listed on our careers site. 

Keywords Studios Australia are always seeking experienced Triple A professionals across the following disciplines:

• Engineering (C++ and Unreal)
• Art (3D, 2D, Technical Art, Animation) Please include portfolio
• Quality Assurance
• Production
• Game Design
• UIUX 

Our preference when considering applications are for those with a minimum of three years experience, having delivered games across either PC, Console or Nintendo. 

Unfortunately if you have no prior experience and/or are not studying in the field,  we are unable to consider your application at this time. 

The vast majority of positions are hybrid. Depending on the role, we are happy to negotiate what that might look like for you. For more senior roles, we also consider fully remote (Within State or Australia) work preferences, although we still encourage people to get into the office where possible. Therefor, we are only considering those individuals with valid working rights to work in Australia and are either already residing in Australia, or relocating to Australia. 

We are also very focused on being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable employer of choice. With this being said, and you require accommodations to be made during the application process, please let us know. 

What type of people are successful at Keywords? We have found that those people who are accountable, work collaboratively, are humble, have empathy, and are genuinely interested and passionate in what they do and the people surrounding them are successful in our business. 

Mighty Build and Test, A Keywords Studio, are currently recruiting for a Game Console Hardware Tech to work with a growing team of enthusiastic and collaborative game developers. The Mighty Build and Test specialist team works with various game studios to deliver automation solutions to development challenges. Our automated tools assist in providing CI/CD services to accelerate development and QA testing across multiple platforms and systems. 

The Game Console Hardware Technician is a Jr. level IT position that supports and works alongside a team of Game Software Engineers. They support the team by managing the test lab, inventory and project allocations, and computer equipment. This position will be responsible for maintaining software and hardware stability and collaborating with DevOps Engineers and IT teams to resolve larger challenges. The Lab Technician will work closely with Engineering and Production Leads to continue to improve and innovate on current best practices. While at Mighty Build and Test, you can expect to: 

Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working to support new and exciting technologies for a wide variety of companies and games. 

Work with consumer-grade gaming hardware, as well as development machines and servers, with a roadmap to high-density computing and virtualisation. 

Collaborate with an Australian IT team, which spans five Australian games studios, and manage interactions with international IT teams within other Keywords and non-Keywords studios. 

Work from our studio in the heart of Fitzroy, Melbourne.  This role is Full Time On-site. 

 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

The responsibilities of the Lab Tech at Mighty Build and Test can be broken down into the following core areas: 

Core Responsibilities 

• Monitor and maintain automated testing systems to ensure uptime, and data collection functionality. 
• Inventory management of headless computers, servers, game consoles and mobile devices  
• Prepare PCs and consoles for test deployment by installing required tools and refresh machines between deployments 
• Collaborate with IT teams to configure recently procured hardware, and resolve basic hardware, cabling and software issues with support. 
• Work with IT and DevOps to conduct changes to studio systems, including networking updates, software rollouts and other deliveries. 
• Keep up to date with developments in computer and console hardware, maintaining a familiarity with devices and usage. 
• Support Keyword clients by quickly reacting to support requests from client-facing teams. 
• Support side projects requested by department leads, which contribute to Keyword’s global success 

General 

• Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by; 
• Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings 
• Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities 
• Documenting work and using internal ticketing tools 
• Assisting with staff training if required 
• Collaborate with KWS Australia IT team to solve infrastructure automation challenges 
• Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager. 

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS 

• Working experience in an IT, Computer Science or Engineering field 
• Working transportation and ability to perform planned maintenance duties outside of business hours when required (infrequent). 
• Solid knowledge of computer hardware, system configuration and assembly. 
• Solid knowledge of Windows and MacOS desktop environments.  
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience of software and hardware. 
• Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information. 

DESIRABLE SKILLS 

• Very high attention to detail to drive and execute coordinating procedure and processes with maximum precision 
• Ability to be fast and effective to quickly meet deadlines and requests 
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities 
• Desire to drive and improve Departmental Processes to help continually evolve and improve systems and frameworks 
• Bonus if the candidate has basic experience in game development or in-depth understanding of game development practices 

Tantalus South, A Keywords Studio, is currently recruiting for an Associate Producer to assist our growing team of enthusiastic and collaborative developers. Opened in 2022, we are a team of world-class technical engineers, production experts, designers and visual artists. We are a full suite creative development team that specializes in graphics development, optimization and technical art as well as game design and core mechanics development. We have a strong history of co-development, remastering and porting and are in development on an original IP experience. 

The role of Associate Producer at Tantalus South is a technical and creative production role where you'll work to assist our teams and studio to manage client projects internally and in co-dev scenarios with our other Keywords Studios domestically and across the world. Additionally, you will assist in organizing meetings, capturing and organising documentation, recording staffing allocations on projects and reporting in all directions on various aspects of the development process and pipeline. 

While at Tantalus South, you can expect to:

• Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games.
• Contribute to the development and release of titles for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects – literally every platform!
• Grow your professional development working alongside the most expert and supportive game developers, designers, producers and artists in the world.

K E Y  R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S
The responsibilities of the Associate Producer role can be broken down into the following core areas:
Development

• Support Managers and other Producers in their daily duties
• Identify production challenges and design strategies to resolve them
• Work alongside developers to document key information and challenges
• Facilitate communication between developers, internal stakeholders and clients
• Initiate Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective and Stand-Up meetings
• Collaborate with Managers and other Producers to manage and record staffing allocations
• Assist in managing calendars and meetings between Australian and International team members
• Collaborate with client-management teams to ensure work is fit-for-purpose
• Write and update internal documentation for new features

General
Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by;

• Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings
• Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities
• Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools
• Assisting with staff training
• Assisting with tasks relating to the general day to day running of the studio

Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager.

R E Q U I R E D  S K I L L S  &  Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

• A Bachelor's Degree in IT, Games, Programming or similar discipline, OR
• 1+ Years of employment in a role within IT, Games, Programming or Similar Industry
• Experience working with Excel, PowerPoint and other Business Applications or Equivalents
• Demonstrated experience in project planning or management
• High-Level understanding of the Games Industry and Development Practices and Roles
• Foundational familiarity with Unity, Unreal, Godot, Game Maker or other Game Engines
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within a growing studio

DESIRABLE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Competencies in Computer Hardware, Software and Networking configurations and Systems
• A basic understanding of C#, C++, Java, Python or another programming language
• Understanding of Game Development QA Concepts – Bugs and Bug Reproduction, Triage etc.
• Understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Concepts
• Passion for the technical aspects of Games Development
• A desire to learn daily with a determination to pick things up as quickly as possible
• An ability to not get hung up on mistakes with a mindset to move forward focusing on solutions
• A willingness to tackle any challenge and attack it with a strong and consistent work ethic

W O R K P L A C E  P O L I C I E S  A N D  P R A C T I C E S
The video games industry represents the pinnacle of interactive digital content. As a Keywords Studio, Tantalus South is proud to use its passion for games, technology and media to create a global services platform for video games and beyond.
As a team member, you play a key role in demonstrating these standards and show integrity in your daily interactions with clients, your managers and colleagues.

*** This is a hybrid position located in Adelaide, South Australia ***

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia. 
 

This Mid/Senior Tool Programming role at Mighty Build and Test is a technical role where you'll work with our Engineering team to improve and maintain our in-house tools and infrastructure. While at Mighty Build and Test, you can expect to: 

• Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games. 

• Assist in the expansion of our Unity-focused tools to support Unreal and Custom-Engine games including AAA titles. 

• Develop for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects. 

• Work Remotely! A number of our team is distributed from our base location in Melbourne, Australia. Options for in office work are available for those located near Melbourne. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

The responsibilities of the Programmer at Mighty Build and Test can be broken down into the following core areas  

Development 

• Collaborate with other engineers on building new core tools for the Build and Test system and improving existing ones. 

• Write or update code for existing internal toolsets to create builds from many different game engines, and to deploy those builds globally. 

• Integrate testing system APIs into Unreal and custom C++ engine games. 

• Create bespoke API functions where required for specific titles and testing use-cases. 

• Adapt, test and document changes to API systems where required. 

• Design and write game-specific scripts and genre-centric behaviour archetypes using our in-house scripting language to direct automated testing behaviours. 

• Write or update code for existing internal toolsets to expand testing AI capability needed to support new feature requests from clients. 

• Write and update internal documentation for new features, processes and client requirements. 

• Test and provide feedback on tools and development features developed by other members of the Mighty Build and Test team. 

General 

Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by; 

• Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings 

• Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities 

• Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools 

• Assisting with staff training if required 

Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager. 

Mighty Games, A Keywords Studio, are currently recruiting for an experienced Programmer in the gaming environment to work with a growing team of inclusive, enthusiastic and collaborative developers. We specialise in creating tools to accelerate and empower game developers. In particular, our tools assist in automating the build and deployment processes of games creation as well as automated QA testing.

Please note, this role does not work on game development, but on software used in games. 

The role of Programmer at Mighty Build and Test is a technical role where you'll work with the Build and Test suite of tools to ensure our clients are their getting the most value out of our services, and write automation-AI code. While at Mighty Build and Test, you can expect to:

• Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games.
• Design AI and use our custom scripting language and C# to write code to automate game testing processes.
• Develop for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects.
• Work Remotely! A number of our team is distributed from our base location in Melbourne, Australia. Options for in office (Fitzroy) work are available for those located near Melbourne.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the Programmer at Mighty Build and Test can be broken down into the following core areas

Development

• Designing and writing scripts using our in-house scripting language to drive automated AI behaviours for testing that will both cover specific sequences of actions and complete content of the game as specified by clients
• Maintain and update existing scripts to react to changes in game code
• Write or update code for existing internal toolsets to expand testing AI capability needed to support new feature requests from clients
• Write and update internal documentation for new features, processes and client requirements
• Test and provide feedback on tools and development features developed by other members of the Mighty Build and Test team

General

Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by;

• Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings
• Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities
• Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools
• Assisting with staff training if required

Mighty Games, A Keywords Studio, are currently recruiting for an experienced Build Pipeline Engineer in the gaming environment to work with a growing team of enthusiastic and collaborative developers. We specialise in creating tools to accelerate and empower game developers. In particular, our tools assist in automating the build and deployment processes of games creation as well as automated QA testing. 

The role of Build Pipeline Engineer at Mighty Build and Test is a technical role where you'll work with the Build and Test suite of tools to ensure our clients are their getting the most value out of our services. While at Mighty Build and Test, you can expect to: 

• Work with a growing, global team in a supportive environment, where you will be working on exciting and new technology for a wide variety of companies and games. 

• Develop for console, mobile, desktop, VR/AR projects 

• Automate the build process in its entirety from code commit to build deployment for a variety of different clients and game engines using our in-house build pipeline toolset. 

• Work Remotely! A number of our team is distributed from our base location in Melbourne, Australia. Options for in office work are available for those located near Melbourne. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

The responsibilities of the Build Pipeline Engineer at Mighty Build and Test can be broken down into the following core areas: 

Development 

• Set up, maintain, and monitor automated CI/CD build pipelines for clients using the Mighty Build and Test build system for mobile, PC, console and VR platforms. 

• Troubleshooting build issues, and where needed, advising clients on fixes and improvements. 

• Write or update code for existing internal toolsets to expand functionality needed to support new feature requests from clients 

• Write and update internal documentation for new features, processes and client requirements 

• Test and provide feedback on tools and development features developed by other members of the Mighty Build and Test team 

General

Providing general assistance, guidance and support to all areas of the business by; 

• Attending Team Weekly Ops and Individual Performance Meetings 

• Keeping abreast of daily/ weekly departmental priorities 

• Documenting work done in internal ticketing tools 

• Assisting with staff training if required 

Additional responsibilities may be added at a later date in consultation with your manager. 

We are a seeking an experienced Lead Artist - World Builder who specialises in organic, dessert, and rocks, to create and review assets on our broad range of PC and console projects.

Working with the other Artists, you will also assist in establishing artistic standards and best practices, help mentor and guide team members and foster a creative and collaborative environment.

While it is expected that this position will often be producing game ready assets a large part of the role will involve reviewing and providing feedback in regard to incoming third party assets. As such the candidate will need to have a high level of both technical and aesthetic skills. They will also need to be well organised and excellent communicators. All of these skills will need to be demonstrable.

Responsibilities

• Leading, guiding and reviewing outsourced art work
• Create and review exceptional assets within defined technical limitations. This includes but is not limited to – environments and prop models, characters, textures and materials
• Work with artists internal and external to ensure consistency between vision and implementation of art assets
• Supervise and mentor junior artists on the team
• Provide constructive feedback and guidance to other team members
• Effectively communicate ideas, concepts and concerns
• Explore new technologies and techniques to achieve best possible results
• Work within inter-disciplinary teams of artists, designers and engineers
• Demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally
• Actively participate in discussions, creative brainstorms, troubleshooting
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience creating high-quality 3D art assets for AAA games
• Strong demonstrable artistic skills
• Proficient in next-gen asset creation
• Demonstrable asset tracking and general organisational skills.
• Proficient with industry standard tools like Maya, 3DMax, Substance Painter and Photoshop, with a high capacity to learn new tools
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content.

Tantalus South are looking for a Technical Artist specializing in VFX and shaders, to join our team in our Adelaide CBD Studio. 

As a Technical Artist (VFX), your role is to help build and deliver tools, pipelines and workflows to support art creation and optimization. You will be responsible for creating and re-inventing VFX and shaders. 

Responsibilities 

• Create or re-invent VFX and shaders. 
• Confidently communicate with other disciplines, including 3D art and engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward. 
• Support art content production by advancing art pipelines, workflows and methodologies. 
• Develop tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity. 
• Asset optimisation, integration, performance profiling and validation. 
• Collaborate with other Technical Artists to maintain and further improve on project / studio tools and workflows. 
• Create and maintain technical documentation. 
• Assist with asset creation or re-invention in domains outside your area of expertise if needed. 

Expectations 

• Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions. 
• Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development. 
• Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team. 
• Be available for technical support for the art and animation team. 
• Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally. 
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture. 

Requirements 

• Approx. 5+ years of Feature Film or Games Industry experience (for mid and senior levels). 
• Experience in art and animation content creation. 
• Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change. 
• Artistic eye and solid understanding of art pipeline. 
• Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript. 
• Knowledge of industry DCC packages – Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Adobe Suite – with strong foundational knowledge in at least one. 
• Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5. 
• Skills and interest in - Shader development, Pipeline and tool development, VFX / Particles, Real-time physics simulations. 
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content. 
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills. 
• Effective communication skills. 

Bonus Skills 

• Skills and interest in one or more areas - Character rigging, Procedural asset generation, Lighting, Real-time rendering and post-effects, Asset optimisation and performance profiling. 
• Experience in AAA game development. 
• Familiarity with Maya API. 
• Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer. 
• Experience with console development – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. 
• Traditional art / drawing / painting / photography skills. 

Benefits 

• Competitive Market Rate Remuneration. 
• Employee Assistance Program. 
• We offer a range of flexible working arrangements including - full-time, compressed week, and hybrid work. 
• Benefits and discounts through our employee portal, Employment Hero. 
• Best of both worlds - perks of a global business with the intimacy of a small business. 
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of next generation games and collaborate with some of the best in the industry. 
• Wellbeing reimbursement for purchases relating to your health. 

Tantalus South are looking for a Technical Artist with a strong background in animation, to join our team in our Adelaide CBD Studio. 

As a Technical Artist (Animation), your role is to help build and deliver tools, pipelines and workflows to support art and animation creation. You will be responsible for rigging characters and ensuring the assets and animation teams can achieve the best results for the project. 

Responsibilities 

• Create or re-invent rigs and skinning of assets. 
• Apply your depth of experience to take rigs and animation pipelines from one software or format to another, to best support the creative team and project needs.   
• Confidently communicate with other disciplines, including 3D art, animation and engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward. 
• Support art content production by advancing art pipelines, workflows and methodologies. 
• Develop tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with an emphasis on user experience, quality and productivity. 
• Asset optimisation, integration, performance profiling and validation. 
• Collaborate with other Technical Artists to maintain and further improve on project / studio tools and workflows. 
• Create and maintain technical documentation. 
• Assist with asset and animation creation or re-invention if needed. 

Expectations 

• Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions. 
• Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development. 
• Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team. 
• Be available for technical support for the art and animation team. 
• Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally. 
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture. 

Requirements 

• Approx. 5+ years of Feature Film or Games Industry experience (for mid and senior levels). 
• Experience in art and animation content creation. 
• Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change. 
• Artistic eye and solid understanding of art and animation pipelines. 
• Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript. 
• Knowledge of industry DCC packages – Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Adobe Suite – with strong foundational knowledge in at least one. 
• Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5. 
• Skills and interest in Character rigging, Pipeline and tool development, Asset optimisation and performance profiling. 
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content. 
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills. 
• Effective communication skills. 

Bonus Skills 

• Skills and interest in one or more areas - Shader development, Procedural asset generation, VFX / Particles, Lighting, Real-time physics simulations, Real-time rendering and post-effects. 
• Experience in AAA game development. 
• Familiarity with Maya API. 
• Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer. 
• Experience with console development – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. 
• Traditional art / drawing / painting / photography skills. 

 Benefits 

• Competitive Market Rate Remuneration. 
• Employee Assistance Program. 
• We offer a range of flexible working arrangements including - full-time, compressed week, and hybrid work. 
• Benefits and discounts through our employee portal, Employment Hero. 
• Best of both worlds - perks of a global business with the intimacy of a small business. 
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of next generation games and collaborate with some of the best in the industry. 
• Wellbeing reimbursement for purchases relating to your health. 

As a Senior 3D Artist, your role is to create and re-invent 3D assets on projects, collaborate with different disciplines, and be responsible for the artistic quality on projects - ensuring the best visual results for our players and the client. 

Responsibilities 

• Create high quality 3D assets for organic and hard surface environmental elements and props. 
• Work with the Art Director and team leads to ensure artistic consistency and quality is reached. 
• Give creative and technical direction and feedback on 3D art created by in-house and external artists. 
• Document and maintain visual and technical 3D art guidelines. 
• Interpret and address client feedback on artwork, ensuring the art meets client and player expectations. 
• Confidently communicate with other disciplines, including tech art, animation, design and engineering, to facilitate solutions that push the project forward. 
• Diagnose and effectively problem solve issues independently and in collaboration with other artists or departments. 
• Optimize meshes and materials for performance while maintaining a high level of visual quality. 
• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Export and implement assets in engine. 
• Test and verify work on target hardware. 

Expectations 

• Proactively identify problems and propose, test and document solutions. 
• Research and explore new technologies and techniques and keep up-to-date with the latest trends in game development. 
• Share learnings and best practices, workflows and new tools with the wider team. 
• Actively demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally. 
• Contribute towards a positive and supportive company culture. 

Requirements 

• Approx. 5+ years of Games Industry or Feature Film experience. 
• Extensive experience in art content creation. 
• Strong attention to detail, able to multi-task and adapt to change. 
• Strong artistic eye and deep understanding of art and animation pipelines. 
• Experience with industry-standard 3D packages – Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, ZBrush – with expert level experience in at least one. 
• Experience with industry-standard texturing packages – Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Adobe Photoshop – with expert level experience in at least one.  
• Current development experience with Unity, UE4 or UE5. 
• A passion for games, an interest and awareness in the latest trends, tools, technology and approaches in creating content. 
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills. 
• Effective communication skills. 

Bonus Skills 

• Proficiency in scripting and coding in one or more of the following - Python, C#, C++, HLSL, MEL, MaxScript. 
• Skills and interest in any of the following areas - Shader development, Character rigging, Pipeline and tool development, Procedural asset generation, VFX / Particles, Lighting, Real-time physics simulations, Real-time rendering and post-effects, Asset optimisation and performance profiling. 
• Experience in AAA game development. 
• Familiarity with Maya API. 
• Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer. 
• Experience with console development – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. 
• Traditional art / drawing / painting / photography skills. 

 Benefits 

• Competitive Market Rate Remuneration. 
• Employee Assistance Program. 
• We offer a range of flexible working arrangements including - full-time, compressed week, and hybrid work. 
• Benefits and discounts through our employee portal, Employment Hero. 
• Best of both worlds - perks of a global business with the intimacy of a small business. 
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of next generation games and collaborate with some of the best in the industry. 
• Wellbeing reimbursement for purchases relating to your health. 

PLEASE APPLY to this position if you have not seen a current vacancy listed on our careers site. 

Keywords Studios Australia are always seeking experienced Triple A professionals across the following disciplines:

• Engineering (C++ and Unreal)
• Art (3D, 2D, Technical Art, Animation) Please include portfolio
• Quality Assurance
• Production
• Game Design
• UIUX 

Our preference when considering applications are for those with a minimum of three years experience, having delivered games across either PC, Console or Nintendo. 

Unfortunately if you have no prior experience and/or are not studying in the field,  we are unable to consider your application at this time. 

The vast majority of positions are hybrid. Depending on the role, we are happy to negotiate what that might look like for you. For more senior roles, we also consider fully remote (Within State or Australia) work preferences, although we still encourage people to get into the office where possible. Therefor, we are only considering those individuals with valid working rights to work in Australia and are either already residing in Australia, or relocating to Australia. 

We are also very focused on being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable employer of choice. With this being said, and you require accommodations to be made during the application process, please let us know. 

What type of people are successful at Keywords? We have found that those people who are accountable, work collaboratively, are humble, have empathy, and are genuinely interested and passionate in what they do and the people surrounding them are successful in our business. 

Our recruitment process. 

Typically consists of an initial screening call with our Head of Talent Acquisition. If both parties like what they hear and are keen to move forward there may be an online test involved (Engineering, QA). Depending on the outcome of this, one or two panel interviews via Teams or In Person will take place. This process can be as quick as two to three weeks. 

If you are unsuccessful, you will be provided with feedback. 

We appreciate the time you have invested in your application to Keywords Studios and thank you for your interest in working with us. 

As we look to continually improve our applicant experience, we conduct random short surveys and if selected, would love for you to provide us with two minutes of your time to complete the anonymous survey.