Technical Artist/Unity Developer

Light & Wonder is a company focused on building cutting-edge technology and products for the gaming industry. The Technical Artist/Unity Developer will bridge the gap between art and engineering, managing asset implementation and improving the content creation pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Implement art assets in Unity
• Animating using timelines and scripting with tween engines
• Creating shaders and VFX
• Participate in the planning and implementing of game functionality
• Identify and fix code errors and performance bottlenecks
• Prototype and test game functionality and theme dynamics
• Optimizing graphics and best practices within Unity
• Good troubleshooting skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Assist Artists and Engineers with technical issues related to the art pipeline
• Assist with documenting best practices

Skills

• BA/BS in Game Development/Art or related field (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience)
• 1 year game development experience or academic equivalent
• Experience with game assets (examples: shaders, particles, animations, VFX)
• Experience with C# scripting
• Working knowledge of 2D graphics (Photoshop, After Effects & Spine2D)
• Understanding of game design process, and experience working with game development team
• Ability to identify errors and troubleshoot
• Ability to interact and collaborate with the immediate team, as well as junior and senior colleagues
• Working knowledge of Unity, Unreal or similar game engines
• Working knowledge of 3DsMax, or equivalent 3D experience
• Understanding of versioning software i.e. Perforce (Preferred), GIT, SVN
• Experience in profiling and optimizing game and render performance (GPU and CPU)

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid time off
• A generous 401(k) plan
• Tuition assistance

Company Overview

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