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Unity Tech Artist
5 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be a bridge between Artists and Programmers.
- Work closely with team leads and Art Manager and Director.
- Work with Producers, advising on technical cost/impact of changes and requests.
- Research, define, and advise on methods and tools prior to and during production.
- Develop and maintain art production workflow/pipeline.
- Monitoring work to be efficient as possible with space/speed.
- Learn game engine capabilities and limitations, enthusiastic to ‘find a way’ to meet challenging artistic visions.
- Integrate assets in the game without sacrificing artistic vision or exceeding technical limits of platform.
- Mentor Artists in chosen methods, optimizations and tools for and during production.
- Actively advise or inform the teams/leads/Producers/AM of foreseeable issues or problematic techniques.
- Troubleshoot/debug/firefight technical issues.
- Write scripts/tools to aide artists create more efficiently.
- Assist in producing 3D elements and shaders.
- Cover multiple projects when needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Research/oversee/implementation of map types, material shaders and particle systems if applicable.
- Set up of project directory structures and naming conventions.
- Understanding and experience of mobile device limitations and challenges.
- Expertise in 3D graphics and excellent knowledge of the 3D production "pipeline".
- Proficiency in Maya, Unity, and Photoshop.
- Strong sense of technical and artistic aspects.
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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