Technical Artist - Unity Video Games

Nerd Ninjas; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio is seeking a Technical Artist to enhance the visual quality of a widely recognized title. The role involves working with shaders, optimizing graphics for performance, and collaborating with talented professionals in a fully remote setup. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in shipping games, particularly utilizing Unity and C#.

Benefits

100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401k with employer-matching

Team-building retreats

Qualifications

• 4+ years in game development with multiple successful titles.
• Expertise in Unity and C# scripting.
• Experience in creating and optimizing VFX for games.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize performant shaders for stunning visuals.
• Support the art team by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements.
• Facilitate asset pipeline between engineers and artists.

Skills

Unity Game Engine

C#

VFX creation

Real-time 3D graphics optimization

Tools

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

Houdini

Job description

Nerd Ninjas is a fully remote, fast-moving, multidisciplinary team of creative professionals who work hard and play hard. We’re dedicated to creating engaging projects across VR, AR, mobile, and desktop platforms.

We’ve worked with the likes of Niantic, Meta, and others on original and also some extremely well-known titles. We’re seeking an experienced Technical Artist to have a direct hand working on a title known worldwide. The ideal candidate will have successfully launched multiple video game titles and will love playing and developing games at the forefront of technology. These skills will be used to bring millions of simultaneous active players around the globe together for exciting new experiences in a very beloved title.

Compensation & Health:

• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401k with employer-matching.
• Collaborate on global intellectual properties with high visibility.
• Work alongside industry veterans with decades of experience.
• Join a growing indie studio with multiple innovative projects in development.
• Our culture is fun, unique, and anti-drama (you'll love it!).

Flexibility & Remote Work:

• Fully remote position with required availability during Pacific Time zone working hours.
• Travel 1-2 times a year for team-building retreats.

Responsibilities

• Create & optimize performant shaders for stunning visuals.
• Recreate & set up shaders to mimic visuals of existing experiences.
• Import existing animations onto the new platform & execute blending/polish tasks.
• Generate meshes at runtime based on data passed from mobile games.
• Iterate on Unity 3D scenes to finalize product & other creative requirements.
• Concept & implement juicy VFX
• Support the art team & Unity developers by identifying inefficiencies & recommending/implementing improvements.
• Troubleshoot and solve core technical problems in cooperation with each department.
• Facilitate & improve the asset pipeline between engineers and artists.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience shipping multiple successful games.
• Expert experience with the Unity Game Engine.
• Expert in scripting with C#.
• Experience creating beautiful VFX sequences.
• Knowledge of optimizing real-time 3D graphics pipeline for mobile platforms.
• Available M-F 9am-5pm PT.
• Must be a US resident (unfortunately, visa sponsorships are not available; applicants outside the US will not be considered).

Pluses

• Solid artistic skills.
• Experience developing pipelines with Substance Designer, Substance Painter, or Houdini.
• Some experience in planning and developing tools.
• Able to envision creative ways to leverage new or existing ideas and technologies.
• Experience collaborating within a multi-person game studio.
• Knowledge of Runtime Mesh Generation.
• Live in the Pacific Northwest.

Salary Range for this position is: $75k - $115k depending on experience and ability.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer Games

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