Technical Artist - Gaming

Technical Artist

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

Responsibilities:

• Implement art assets in Unity (Particle effects, Shader effects, Animations)

• Integrating art into unity and connecting with gameplay code.

• Identify and solve technical issues related to the art pipeline.

• Provide artists with technical feedback to ensure the creation of optimized assets.

• Document and evangelize best practices.

• Suggest (or create) tools and scripts to optimize Unity workflow.

• Maintain the game stability by optimizing the memory and performance.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Art, Game Development, or a related field OR equivalent industry experience.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a professional game development studio.

• Hands-on experience integrating 2D and 3D assets into real-time environments.

• Proven experience working with Unity, Unreal Engine, or equivalent game engines.

• Knowledge of creating animations.

• Familiar with particle systems (Unity or equivalent).

• Exposure to scripting languages such as C#, JS, MEL, or Python.

• Exposure to unity shaders and procedural art

• Performance and memory profiling and optimization skills

• Ability to read, debug, and collaborate on gameplay-related code.

• Familiar with versioning software i.e. Perforce (Preferred), CVS, Alien Brain or similar.

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with minimal supervision.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast-paced environments.

• Passion for video games, including slot games and interactive entertainment.

Qualifications

Experience Level

Mid Level