Light and Wonder, Inc.
Senior Technical Artist
Light and Wonder, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Gaming:
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Artist to serve as a primary point of Unity expertise, and to acts as a bridge between game studio artists and engineers to ensure that the player-facing vision for our games is achieved. A strong familiarity with Unity and C# will be required to manage and improve the content creation pipeline, coach game artists on asset implementation, and optimize the performance of effects-heavy content. Other duties include staying on the cutting edge of Unity's many features, and the mentoring and guiding of more junior technical artists.
Essential Job Functions:
Implement art assets in UnityIdentify and solve technical issues related to the art pipelineMentoring of more junior technical artists on the teamProvide artists with technical feedback to ensure the creation of optimized assetsDocument and evangelize best practicesProfiling game performance and applying art optimization techniquesCreation of tools to assist in the artistic pipelineQualifications
Education & Experience:
Bachelor of Arts in art, animation, computer science, or equivalent experienceAt least six years' experience in game developmentAt least four games shipped using UnityRequired Experience:
Unity expertise, including Prefabs, Particle Systems, and MaterialsStrong problem-solving skillsFluency in C#, with a working knowledge of object-oriented programmingWorking knowledge of 2D graphic software (Photoshop preferred)An understanding of artistic concepts and pipelineWorking knowledge of animation state machinesFamiliarity with motion graphics & compositing editors (After Effects preferred)Familiarity with 3D animation & rendering applications (3DS Max preferred)Working knowledge of versioning software (Perforce preferred)Experience working with a team under tight deadlinesSelf-motivated and able to work on multiple projects with minimal directionExcellent organizational skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsWorking knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel and Outlook
Bonus XP:
Experience leading or mentoring, especially other tech artistsProficient in Photoshop and After EffectsExperience working in the slots and gambling industryExperience writing art toolsExperience writing shaders (Cg preferred)Experience with technical documentationExperience with 3D modeling and animationExperience with 2D skeletal animation systems (Spine and Unity 2d Animations preferred)Understanding of UI / UX principles across various platformsFluency in other coding languages, especially JavaScript, MAXScript, and C++
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.
Work Conditions
LNW and its affiliates (collectively, "LNW") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain LNW employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure LNW complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, LNW requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with LNW (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to LNW conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
#LI-SH1 #LI-Hybrid
Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Artist to serve as a primary point of Unity expertise, and to acts as a bridge between game studio artists and engineers to ensure that the player-facing vision for our games is achieved. A strong familiarity with Unity and C# will be required to manage and improve the content creation pipeline, coach game artists on asset implementation, and optimize the performance of effects-heavy content. Other duties include staying on the cutting edge of Unity's many features, and the mentoring and guiding of more junior technical artists.
Essential Job Functions:
Implement art assets in UnityIdentify and solve technical issues related to the art pipelineMentoring of more junior technical artists on the teamProvide artists with technical feedback to ensure the creation of optimized assetsDocument and evangelize best practicesProfiling game performance and applying art optimization techniquesCreation of tools to assist in the artistic pipelineQualifications
Education & Experience:
Bachelor of Arts in art, animation, computer science, or equivalent experienceAt least six years' experience in game developmentAt least four games shipped using UnityRequired Experience:
Unity expertise, including Prefabs, Particle Systems, and MaterialsStrong problem-solving skillsFluency in C#, with a working knowledge of object-oriented programmingWorking knowledge of 2D graphic software (Photoshop preferred)An understanding of artistic concepts and pipelineWorking knowledge of animation state machinesFamiliarity with motion graphics & compositing editors (After Effects preferred)Familiarity with 3D animation & rendering applications (3DS Max preferred)Working knowledge of versioning software (Perforce preferred)Experience working with a team under tight deadlinesSelf-motivated and able to work on multiple projects with minimal directionExcellent organizational skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsWorking knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel and Outlook
Bonus XP:
Experience leading or mentoring, especially other tech artistsProficient in Photoshop and After EffectsExperience working in the slots and gambling industryExperience writing art toolsExperience writing shaders (Cg preferred)Experience with technical documentationExperience with 3D modeling and animationExperience with 2D skeletal animation systems (Spine and Unity 2d Animations preferred)Understanding of UI / UX principles across various platformsFluency in other coding languages, especially JavaScript, MAXScript, and C++
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.
Work Conditions
LNW and its affiliates (collectively, "LNW") are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain LNW employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure LNW complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, LNW requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with LNW (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to LNW conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
#LI-SH1 #LI-Hybrid
Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you'd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.