Audit art and design workflows, identify appropriate AI applications, prototype and integrate AI tools, build pipeline tooling with Python or engine-specific systems, and guide artists, designers, and engineers on production-ready AI usage while protecting creative quality.
AI Technical Artist
Core Responsibilities
This is a ~30 hour/week contract position.
Analyze the current pain points and rote implementation aspects of our design and art pipelines, then utilize AI, scripting, and tooling to help creative minds focus on creative work.
Core Responsibilities
- Audit existing art, design, and production workflows to identify where AI can accelerate work without compromising craft, quality or creativity
- Prototype, evaluate, and integrate AI tools into pipelines when and where it makes sense, setting clear guardrails for when and when not to use them
- Partner with artists, designers, and engineers to continuously iterate on tooling while protecting craft and discipline skills
- Help champion a forward-looking AI vision for future studio work, from tooling strategy to content pipeline possibilities
- Stay ahead of a fast-moving field, continuously assessing new models and techniques and translating them into practical, production-ready recommendations
- Shipped titles as a technical artist, AI artist, or similar hybrid art/engineering role
- Hands-on fluency with modern AI tooling (3D pipeline, animation, and/or LLM-based) and integrating them into real production pipelines and shipped product
- Strong artistic eye and the judgment to distinguish where AI elevates quality versus where it erodes it
- Comfort scripting and building tools (Python, or engine-specific tooling) to connect AI systems into existing workflows
- Proven ability to influence and educate cross-functional teams, not just build in isolation
- Familiarity with Unity and Maya
- Background in stylized, character-driven, or cozy/social game art
- A public body of work (talks, writing, demos, or experiments) showing genuine vision for AI in games
This is a 3 - 6 month initial contract with opportunities for extension depending on project status and work compatibility. We expect 30-40 hours a week most weeks.
Help Enrich Our WorldWe encourage underrepresented applicants to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications.
Transparency in AI UsageIf you’re using ChatGPT or other AI to write your cover letter, please disclose it with a brief initial sentence (and whether you are or aren’t, please let us know your favorite pop culture creature then, too). We consider transparency in AI usage important. (We used it to help with this req, for instance!)
Sunblink Boulder, Colorado, USA Office
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Similar Jobs
Automotive • Greentech • HR Tech • Sales • Software
Leads financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, investor reporting, and financial performance insights. Owns reporting accuracy for bookings, retention, revenue, commissions, and forecasts while partnering with Accounting, RevOps, Customer Success, Sales, Product, and leadership. Supports month-end close, acquisition integration, process automation, annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial review meetings. Requires strong financial modeling, data analysis, cross-functional communication, and autonomous problem-solving skills.
Top Skills:
ExcelNetSuitePower BISalesforce
Edtech • Information Technology • Software
Own product marketing strategy and execution, including positioning, messaging, go-to-market launches, sales enablement, competitive intelligence, analyst relations, and expansion campaigns. Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to drive adoption, pipeline, retention, and revenue. Translate complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives and measure launch performance. The role requires at least five years of B2B product marketing experience, or three years with an advanced degree, and travel up to 25%.
Top Skills:
SaaS
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Mobile • On-Demand • Software
Promote and sell Spectrum internet, TV, mobile, and voice products in a retail store. Build customer relationships, identify sales opportunities, educate customers, handle payments, resolve issues, maintain product and promotional knowledge, meet sales and operational goals, and uphold store presentation and policy standards. The role requires flexible scheduling, prolonged standing, lifting up to 35 pounds, strong communication, cash-handling ability, and comfort with technology.
Top Skills:
Computer ApplicationsMobile DevicesTelecommunicationsVideo Platforms
What you need to know about the Colorado Tech Scene
With a business-friendly climate and research universities like CU Boulder and Colorado State, Colorado has made a name for itself as a startup ecosystem. The state boasts a skilled workforce and high quality of life thanks to its affordable housing, vibrant cultural scene and unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation. Colorado is also home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, helping cement its status as a hub for renewable energy innovation.
Key Facts About Colorado Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 260,000; 8.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Lockheed Martin, Century Link, Comcast, BAE Systems, Level 3
- Key Industries: Software, artificial intelligence, aerospace, e-commerce, fintech, healthtech
- Funding Landscape: $4.9 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Access Venture Partners, Ridgeline Ventures, Techstars, Blackhorn Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado State University, Mesa Laboratory, Space Science Institute, National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gottlieb Institute
