Associate Technical Artist - Pune, India - LNW India Solutions Private Limited

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    An individual contributor that participates in ensuring that art and animation are enhanced by the use of technical processes, systems and software. Ensures that art and animation are not compromised by the limitations of technical processes. Experienced in area of specialization. Works directly with artists and programmers to develop software tools and scripts that enhance the creation of art and animation in software products. Prepares and implements technical aspects of art within the creative and technical specifications of the software product. Writes low level software code and scripts necessary for art implementation. Creates and implements art work on assigned portions of software products, typically in modules requiring technical art features. SCOPE: Implements defined tasks of unit / team / projects. ROLE IN STRATEGY / PLANNING: Supports attainment of some short- and mid-term objectives of assigned unit / team / projects. KNOWLEDGE / PROBLEM SOLVING: Solves semi-complex problems in effective ways. NEGOTIATIONS / INTERACTIONS: Interacts with internal and external peers and/or managers to exchange semi-complex information related to assigned activities. ASSIGNMENT OF WORK: Receives work in the form of short- and mid-term assignments that sometimes require use of independent judgment outside of established procedures. Supports the determination of approaches and the development of new or enhanced technical tools. Mentors less experienced members of the team. OVERSIGHT RECEIVED: Work is subject to regular supervisory review at regular intervals. Operates within the context of generally defined procedures. EXPERIENCE: Typically has 3 to 6 years of progressively complex related experience.

    Company Profile: (Light & Wonder ))

    Light & Wonder creates technology-based products and content for land-based casino gaming, social and digital organizations worldwide. We are the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment.

    Through our amazing game content, technology platforms and Systems applications, we delight our players with what they want, wherever and whenever - be it online, mobile, or at their favourite land-based casino. We are excited to go all in on creating great games and a seamless player experience across all platforms.

    At Light & Wonder, all our team members are known as Creators. We empower our creators to innovate, create, and bring fun to the workspace. The core principles that unite our team, guide our actions, and drive our growth .

    · Dare to be bold - We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable

    · Celebrate perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways

    · Never settle - We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail

    · Uphold integrity - We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry

    · Win as a team - We bring out the best in each other to share collective success

    We have 5000 creators working across in various regions globally. In India, we are a team of 1400 plus creators sharing the passion to excite our players and customers by creating the world's best game experiences. We strive to walk the walk and show that we are inspiring wonder and building magical worlds with endless possibilities.

    Light & Wonder is committed to offer very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspires employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization's performance. Employees are the most valued resources, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.

    Job Title: Technical Artist

    Job Summary: The Technical Artist serves as a translator between art and engineering, working closely with the game studio artists and engineers to ensure that the player-facing vision for the game is achieved. Other duties include managing and improving the content creation pipeline, coaching game artists on asset implementation, and staying current on game industry tools and processes.

    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, Related Field, or Equivalent Experience.
  • Required Experience:

  • 3 years game development studio experience.
  • Working knowledge of 2D and 3D graphics (After Effects and 3DsMax, or equivalent).
  • Working knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or equivalent game engine.
  • Familiar with versioning software i.e. Perforce (Preferred), CVS, Alien Brain or similar.
  • 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
  • Qualifications:

  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience working under tight deadlines.
  • Self-motivated and able to work on multiple projects with minimal direction.
  • Experience playing video games, slot games.
  • Qualifications

    Education

    Bachelors degree in related field.

    Years of Related Experience

    Years of experience 2 to 5 years

    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

    Light & Wonder, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, "L&W") are engaged in the highly regulated gaming business. As a result, L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, and/or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. To ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting due diligence and a 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.