Principal Technical Artist Shaders & VFX

Koin Games, Inc; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to revolutionizing digital ownership in gaming. In this fully remote role, you will leverage your extensive experience in shader development and Unity to enhance the visual quality of a collectible card game. Collaborating with talented artists and engineers, you will mentor the team, set standards for asset creation, and tackle complex visual challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fun and creative environment, where your contributions will be valued and celebrated. If you're passionate about game development and visual artistry, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

10 Paid Company Holidays

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Life Insurance

401k

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of shader building experience across multiple platforms.
• 5+ years of delivering updates and features using Unity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create shaders for 2D, 3D, and VFX assets in Unity.
• Mentor the art team on best practices and standards.
• Identify and write tools to streamline asset creation.

Skills

Shader Development

Unity

Adobe Suite (Photoshop)

Visual Effects (VFX)

Communication Skills

Tools

Amplify Shader

Job description

Come create something great with us!

Koin's mission is to bring digital ownership to games that people will play for years and remember forever.

We are looking for an amazing Technical Artist with game development experience to help us create and bring our art to life for our collectable card game. In this totally remote role, you’ll be responsible for making our cards pop! Creating shaders that bring magic to the art and make our vfx scream! In addition to transforming our visuals, you’ll be responsible for mentoring the art team on best practices and setting the standards for which to follow.

Come join us and make great games with amazing people, all while enjoying a ridiculous amount of fun along the way.

Responsibilities

• Create shaders that enhance and optimize our 2D, 3D, and visual effect assets in Unity for PC and Mobile
• Create optimal solutions for complex visual challenges
• Contribute to the creation and optimization of 2D, 3D, and VFX to improve the visual quality and performance of in-game elements on PC & Mobile
• Identify and write tools to help streamline asset creation
• Set standards for optimal asset creation and make tools that automate formatting to ensure adherence
• Identify opportunities for organizational, documentation, and workflow improvements in collaboration with the 2D, 3D, VFX, Design, and Engineering teams
• Mentor the team around you to ensure art is technically compliant and performant

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building shaders and experiences in Unity, across multiple platforms (mobile, web, PC, consoles) or equivalent transferable experience
• 5+ years of experience delivering updates and new features to a userbase on a regular cadence or equivalent transferable experience with Unity
• Professional skills in Adobe Suite, especially Photoshop
• Advanced knowledge and experience in Unity
• Experience using Amplify Shader
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• A keen eye for visual coherence, with the ability to adapt to several art styles
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience on pc and mobile
• Effective communication skills, able to translate technical requirements across different departments, as well as demonstrate empathy for non-technical team members and foster team collaboration

Interview Overview:

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with our Talent Acquisition Lead
• 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
• Design test
• Final interview with the Executive Team
• References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:

• In Compliance with local US law, we are disclosing compensation for this role. The range listed is just one component of Koin’s total compensation package, which may also include bonuses and LTI or other program specific awards. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for geographic differentials.
• We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $100,000 to $144,000, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.
• This role is full-time, exempt and will be fully remote
• The ability to work core hours on Pacific time is required
• Global, non-US candidates will be considered only on a contract basis

Working at Koin Games, Inc.

Our entire team is working remotely.

We offer competitive salaries, a flexible paid time off policy, and 10 paid company holidays. We also offer a generous slate of benefit options, including medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, and HSA. Employees are eligible for these benefit options on the first day of the month after being hired!

Career descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We are also committed to providing employees with a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment.

All employment decisions are based on business needs, career requirements, and individual qualifications. No applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of their age; ancestry; citizenship; color; marital or parental status; registered domestic partner status; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition; race (including hair textures and styles); height; weight; religion; religious dress practice; religious grooming practice; sex; sexual orientation; genetic information; genetic characteristics; gender identity; gender expression; transgender status; military and veterans’ status; HIV/AIDS status; physical or mental disability or medical condition unrelated to the person’s ability to perform the career; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, or the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. See more details on your right to work here.

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