Senior technical writer Jobs in Burlington, ON

Prodigy Education, a global leader in game-based learning, is on a mission to make every student in the world love learning. We believe learning should be as fun as playing a video game. This is central to our educational philosophy, because when you love what you do, you do it better. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

With Prodigy, kids practice standards-aligned skills in Math and English as they play our fun, adaptive learning games. All with teacher and parent tools to support their learning in class and at home.

Your Impact

As a Senior Technical Artist at Prodigy Education, you will be instrumental in leveling up the quality and performance of our game assets by developing advanced tools, shaders, and workflows. You'll serve as a technical bridge between art and engineering, driving innovation in animation systems and rendering, while mentoring junior team members to uphold technical excellence. Your contributions will directly improve the player experience, ensuring our game remains performant, polished, and visually engaging.

In this role, you will :

• Build and maintain animation and asset tools to streamline workflows, reduce errors, and enhance collaboration across teams.
• Optimize asset performance, ensuring seamless integration and consistent standards across the game.
• Design and implement advanced shaders and rendering systems that push the visual quality of our 2D and 3D assets.
• Conduct asset audits and performance profiling to identify bottlenecks and uphold technical standards.
• Support and mentor technical artists and animators, providing guidance on rigging, LOD setup, compression techniques, and asset integration.
• Own and refine automated systems for asset validation and library organization, contributing to scalable, high-performing pipelines.
• Represent the Tech Art discipline in cross-functional meetings and be a key voice in technical strategy for game visuals.

About You

You're a technical expert with a passion for both visual quality and real-time performance. You're comfortable working across disciplines, translating complex technical needs into elegant tools and processes that elevate the game experience. You're proactive, collaborative, and take ownership of challenges from concept through execution.

Core Technologies

Working at Prodigy

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at [email protected], and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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