Technical Artist III

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality animations using animation principles for characters, environments, UI, and VFX
• Encourage and generate creative ideas and solutions with the team
• Demonstrate excellent time management to deliver art and animations to the required quality, specification, and time
• Exhibit a strong understanding of how art and animation supports gameplay and narrative, and effectively communicate these links to the team
• Proficiently use 3D animations software (e.g., Maya, Blender, Unity)
• Create efficient 3D rigging, weighting, and animation files optimized for Unity
• Design optimized texture sheets for 3D assets implemented in Unity
• Prioritize optimization when integrating animations within the game engine

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience using Unity
• 5+ years of game development experience
• Senior level art and animations skills (AI, 2D/3D, character, environment, UI, VFX)
• Software experience in Maya, Blender, Unity, Photoshop, and Perforce
• Technical experience in modeling, skinning, and rigging 2D/3D assets/characters
• Ability to provide and receive feedback
• Portfolio showcasing work in art and animation
• Ability to obtain and maintain gaming registration for Nevada and/or other Gaming jurisdictions

Nice to Have

• Experience working on cross-discipline pipeline development
• Experience delivering art and animations on ambitious timelines
• Proven experience with creative problem-solving in game development

Qualifications

• Experience in 2D animation and Adobe Photoshop
• Proficiency in animation software such as Maya, Blender, Unity
• Experience in game development and pipeline integration