Senior Tech Artist - Mobile Gaming

Onward Play is looking to hire a Senior Technical Artist to join one of the biggest mobile studios in gaming! We are seeking a highly motivated tech artist who loves problem solving with our Directors and Engineers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Art, Design and Engineering teams to construct and implement game assets in Unity both in 3D and 2D/UI
• Ability to quickly prototype small game features in Unity with minimal support
• Enforce optimal performance and efficiency of every aspect of the game’s assets
• Maintain clean, optimized project, periodically auditing assets, hierarchies and workflows
• Profile builds and provide and implement solutions to address performance related issues

• Proven experience in game development, with several shipped titles as a Technical Artist
• Effective communication with team members of varying subject areas including written documentation of pipeline processes
• 7+ years of experience with Unity with a deep understanding of scenes, prefabs and animation controller setup.
• Expert at problem solving and troubleshooting, particularly within Unity
• Familiarity with C# and Unity Editor tools
• Familiarity with Python and/or MEL tool creation
• Familiarity with profiling tools in Unity and optimization techniques for older gen phones (galaxy s6)
• Familiarity with version control software such as Perforce and Git
• Experience in developing scripts, Photoshop actions, and other automation tools vital for art implementation and optimization
• Knowledge of creating, editing and optimizing VFX particle systems in Unity (built-in Render Pipeline)
• Understanding of optimizing 3D and 2D assets for memory, performance and general bug fixing considerations
• Core Adobe Creative Suite knowledge
• Knowledge of 3D software workflows such as: modeling, rigging, animation and UV texturing with Maya
• Experience writing and modifying shaders in Unity (built-in Render Pipeline)