Remote Unity Game Artist — 2D/3D Assets & UI/FX

Fanatics Collectibles; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Unity Game Artist to join the Game Art team. You will transform concepts, 2D/3D artwork, and Figma designs into production-ready features in Unity, delivering polished assets and UI animation for mobile experiences.

You’ll lead feature work, collaborate with Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, Engineers, and QA, and mentor fellow artists while driving improvements to our production workflows and tooling.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience creating and implementing 2D/3D assets for shipped mobile games or interactive apps.
• Strong understanding of Unity UI, Animation, Timeline, Prefabs, Particle Systems and workflows.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and 3D tools like Blender or Maya.
• Strong artistic fundamentals: animation, lighting, composition, storytelling.
• Ability to create polished UI animation and VFX; knowledge of mobile performance optimization.
• Collaborative, detail-oriented with good communication and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead feature implementation by identifying blockers, coordinating across disciplines, and signaling risks early.
• Provide creative and technical input to improve designs, animation, VFX, and implementation.
• Set and maintain the creative and technical quality bar for the Game Art team.
• Mentor fellow Game Artists through feedback and collaboration.
• Implement approved designs in Unity with cross-team collaboration.
• Create and implement polished 2D/3D assets, animation, VFX, and interactive UI.
• Build and maintain Unity prefabs, Timelines, shaders, particle systems, and reusable UI components.
• Develop reusable Unity systems scalable across apps.
• Optimize assets and effects for mobile performance and quality.
• Own art implementation through development, QA, and live releases.
• Improve Game Art docs, tooling, and production workflows; champion AI/automation.

Skills

5+ years

Unity UI

Animation

Timeline

Prefabs

Particle Systems

Mobile optimization

Git

Jira

Blender

Maya

Photoshop

After Effects

C# in Unity

Tools

Git

Jira

Blender

Maya

Photoshop

After Effects

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Unity Game Artist to join the Game Art team. You will transform concepts, 2D/3D artwork, and Figma designs into production-ready features in Unity, delivering polished assets and UI animation for mobile experiences.

You’ll lead feature work, collaborate with Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, Engineers, and QA, and mentor fellow artists while driving improvements to our production workflows and tooling.