Technical Artist: Prototyping & Tooling for Unity Games

Downtown Boulder Partnership; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Technical Artist in Atlanta, GA to turn game design into working prototypes and build tools for the graphics team. You will work with Unity 2017, shaders, and particle effects while creating automation scripts to streamline production.

The role requires a portfolio, a bachelor’s in a relevant field, and 2–3 years of mid‑level experience in technical artistry. Proficiency with Unity, Maya, and Adobe tools is desirable for this position.

Qualifications

• Portfolio required. Show plugins/scripts for 2D/3D apps.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Media Art, Animation, or equivalent.
• Mid‑level technical artist with 2–3 years of experience.
• Experience with Unity 2017, Unity shaders and particle effects.
• Create automation scripts/utilities for graphics production.
• Basic animation skills.
• Knowledge of game optimization using Unity.
• Scripting language knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with JavaScript, PHP, HTML, or Flash is helpful.
• Use of Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.
• Understanding of Maya and 3D programs.

Responsibilities

• Take game design and concept layouts and turn them into functioning prototypes.
• Create tools to help the graphics team.

Skills

Unity

Animation

Scripting

Optimization

Adobe suite

Maya

Web basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Media Art/Animation

Tools

Unity

Maya

Photoshop

After Effects

HTML

JavaScript

PHP

Flash

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Technical Artist in Atlanta, GA to turn game design into working prototypes and build tools for the graphics team. You will work with Unity 2017, shaders, and particle effects while creating automation scripts to streamline production.

The role requires a portfolio, a bachelor’s in a relevant field, and 2–3 years of mid‑level experience in technical artistry. Proficiency with Unity, Maya, and Adobe tools is desirable for this position.