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