Jam City is hiring a
Senior Technical Artist, Remote - United States

Summary

Jam City is seeking a Senior Technical Artist for their Cookie Jam team. The role involves creating tools, shaders, FX, and simple animations across various assets, improving the pipeline, and working closely with artists and engineers. Remote work is allowed. A link to an online portfolio, website, or demo reel is required upon application submission.

Requirements

• Understanding of and experience with mobile device limitations and challenges
• Must have worked on at least two 2D or 3D games from conception to completion
• Must be well-rounded in the whole 3D pipeline
• Proficiency in Maya, Unity, and Photoshop
• Strong sense of technical and artistic aspects
• Degree in Art, Engineering, or related field
• Experienced in C#, PyMel, Python

Responsibilities

• Be a bridge between Artists and Engineers
• Work closely with team leads, Art and Game Directors
• 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 as 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 the technical limits of the platform
• Develop shaders in Maya and Unity, and collaborate with engineering for parallel development in the game engine
• Mentor Artists in chosen methods, optimizations, and tools for and during production
• Help to drive and direct overall character and asset pipeline for future project needs, with tool/workflow development geared towards extensibility and flexibility for upcoming needs
• Troubleshoot/debug/firefight technical issues
• Write scripts/tools to aid artists create more efficiently
• Assist in producing 3D elements and shaders
• Cover multiple projects when needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of UI workflow
• Experience in Animation
• Has worked on a mobile game

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Recharge Days & Holidays
• 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Happy Hours
• Company Events