Technical Artist

The Technical Artist acts as a resource within the art team, mentoring other artists in the use of Unity, optimizing pipelines and assets, troubleshooting issues, and when necessary acting as a conduit between the art and engineering teams, ensuring the art content and features are correctly integrated into the game. You are a Unity expert with deep knowledge across the product 3D modeling, animation, lighting and VFX; animations and animation controllers, Shuriken (the particle system), shaders and materials.

Technical Artists are expected to assist in art-centric tool creation for the art team. Significant experience of the best practices to assemble, compress, and to efficiently deliver assets through the game development pipeline is essential. Technical Artists are expected to have core artistic abilities or understanding of drawing, rendering, graphic design, color theory, layout, character design, and animation and how these specialties work together with software engineers in a development studio. At all times, Technical Artists are expected to follow the style guidelines set forth by the game team. 

Essential Job Functions: 

• Mentor the art team in the technical aspects of unity asset creation 
• Perfom R&D for any new tech needed for feature implementation 
• Explore opportunities for improved creative, technical and release processes to improve product quality and team efficiency 
• Assist in developing standards, processes, and proprietary tools along with Production and Development teams 
• Adhere to file structure in artistic source, directory and version management 
• Communicate between engineers, designers and any non-technical artists to package assets in the most efficient manner for quality products for the target platform 
• Strong desire to continue improving skills through independent learning and other team members. Ability to identify more efficient processes to improve throughput 
• Display a high degree of professionalism at all times, accepting critique from team members 
• Show efficiency in self-managing time with a reasonable degree of accountability and minimal instruction 
• Create 3D assets for all aspects of the product including composition, VFX, animations, vertex lighting, texture atlassing, etc. 
• Assist art and development team members in all of the above 

Requirements

We are SciPlay! We make games!

The roots of our company are simple and strong: Our founder, Aaron “Shurm” Schurman, fell head over heels for casino games and had a vision to create the most entertaining free-to-play casino games for gamers around the world. We’ve grown into a company that makes games we are truly proud of and that are enjoyed by millions of players every day. Our history is extensive, but we’re just getting started. In 1998, we got our start as Phantom EFX and in 2019, we reintroduced ourselves as SciPlay and went public on the Nasdaq.

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally. From our yearly development conferences, shindigs, and new game launches, we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take great pride in our ability to create authentic experiences for players and we are excited to continue investing in our workforce, technology, and our data-driven approach, all with the mission of delighting our players long into the future. We believe that if we continue to stay passionate, set ambitious goals, live our values and play together, we will become the #1 social casino and casual gaming company in the world.

Education:  

• Bachelor of Arts in art/animation or technical degree or equivalent industry experience 
• Required Experience: At least 3 years previous experience as a digital artist with a considerable amount of technical responsibility 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

•  Deep practical knowledge of what Unity can and can’t do especially animations and animation controllers, the particle system, shaders and materials, optimizations and troubleshooting 
• Familiarity with and ability to evaluate and learn Unity’s newer features 
• Proficient in Photoshop, Unity, 3DS Max 
• Scripting and/or animation abilities and knowledge of event driven programming 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Understanding of how to design art for various themes and target platform 
• Working knowledge of production tools (Jira, Confluence, Stash/Git) 
• Working knowledge of MS Office 

Level Requirements: 

• Portfolio (website or blog required for pre-interview)

Bonus XP: 

• Unity game development 
• C# scripting knowledge 
• Display tree rendering and object organization 
• Asset management and version systems 

A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

· Competitive salaries

· Paid Family Leave

· Paid Volunteer Time

· Annual bonuses, matching 401k, stock options, and other benefits

· Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.

· Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks

· Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks

· Summer Hours

· Hybrid Office (Currently 1 Day In / 4 Days Remote)

We don’t consider the above list “Culture” though. Culture at SciPlay is MUCH MORE than just that including, but not limited to:

· Culture League Dedicated to Employee Engagement and Fun

· Employee Resource Groups

· Mental Health Resources

· Career Roadmaps

· Annual Company Retreats

· Learning & Development Opportunities

· Management Training

· Leadership Book Clubs

· Empathic Leadership

· Work Life Balance

Company Values:

#beYOU

#playTOGETHER

#embraceCULTURE

#levelUP

#getRESULTS

#justWIN

Read More About Our Values Here:

https://www.sciplay.com/about-sciplay/sciplay-core-values/

 Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU

SciPlayers are humble. In the live environment of mobile game development, there’s no room for egos and the loudest voice doesn’t get their way here. We are diverse in our backgrounds and our experience, both professionally and personally, and we believe our differences are key to unlocking our super powers.

SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay 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. SciPlay 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 EEOC Poster. 

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