3D Game Technical Artist

3D Game Technical Artist at The Donovan's Venom 501c3

The Donovan's Venom is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on curating universal accessibility to fine arts and music education for all. We are passionately dedicated to ensuring that everyone, regardless of financial circumstances, has access to high-quality music education, performance opportunities, and fine art. We aim to inspire, empower, and uplift communities by fostering a love for music and the arts through our commitment to education, inclusivity, diversity, and social impact.

We are seeking a 3D Game Technical Artist to help bring our game world to life through visual effects, shaders, and environmental enhancements. This volunteer will collaborate with artists, programmers, and designers to implement and optimize visual systems in Unity, ensuring both artistic quality and technical performance.

• Create and implement visual effects (VFX), shaders, environmental effects, and post-processing using Unity and Shader Graph.
• Optimize visual assets and systems for performance, stability, and quality across different platforms.
• Collaborate with designers, programmers, and artists to ensure visual systems support gameplay, narrative, and accessibility goals.
• Integrate and iterate on visual effects based on team feedback and play testing results.
• Maintain organized workflows, documentation, and asset management for visual systems.
• Troubleshoot technical challenges related to rendering, shaders, or performance issues.
• Requires 15-20 hours/week.

• Experience with Unity (Built-In Render Pipeline), C#, and Shader Graph.
• Strong understanding of VFX principles, shader creation, and environmental/lighting effects.
• Ability to optimize visual assets for performance while maintaining quality.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to work in a remote, volunteer‑based team.
• Passion for mission‑driven or educational game development is a plus.

• Hands‑on experience implementing shaders, VFX, and environmental systems in Unity.
• Opportunities to expand your portfolio with technical and artistic game work.
• Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, and artists.
• Growth in real‑time rendering, shader programming, and performance optimization.
• A chance to contribute creatively to a project that benefits players and communities.

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