Unity Illustrator

ZILLION TECHNOLOGIES, INC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a talented Unity Illustrator to join their creative team. In this fully remote role, you will be responsible for designing captivating characters and environments for children's games. Your artistic skills will shine as you create concept art, model 3D assets, and animate engaging visuals. Collaboration with game designers and programmers will be key to ensuring a seamless user experience. If you have a passion for creating delightful content for children and possess strong proficiency in Unity, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the gaming industry.

Qualifications

• Strong artistic skills with a solid grasp of anatomy and color theory.
• Proficiency in Unity's modeling and animation tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create concept art and design initial ideas for characters and environments.
• Model, texture, and rig 3D characters or create high-quality 2D sprites.

Skills

Artistic Skills

Proficiency in Unity

3D Modeling Software Knowledge

2D Art Skills

Technical Understanding

Communication Skills

Tools

Unity

Maya

Blender

ZBrush

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Unity Illustrator

Location: Fully Remote

Mobile/Tablet animation experience

Experience working with programs for Children is Required.

Must submit with Link to past experience with Children’s games (recent past)

Key responsibilities of a Unity Illustrator might include:

1. Concept art creation: Designing and sketching initial ideas for characters, environments, and UI elements to establish the visual style of the game.
2. Asset creation: Modeling, texturing, and rigging 3D characters and environments in Unity, or drawing high-quality 2D sprites for 2D games.
3. Animation: Creating character animations, environmental effects, and UI animations using Unity's animation tools.
4. Texture painting: Creating detailed textures for 3D models to enhance visual quality.
5. Optimization: Optimizing 3D models and textures to maintain performance within the game engine.
6. Collaboration: Working closely with game designers, programmers, and other artists to ensure visual consistency and alignment with gameplay mechanics.
7. UI design: Creating visually appealing and user-friendly interface elements within Unity.
8. Prototyping: Creating visual prototypes to test design ideas and iterate based on feedback.

Qualifications:

Required skills for a Unity Illustrator:

1. Strong artistic skills: Excellent understanding of anatomy, perspective, lighting, color theory, and composition.
2. Proficiency in Unity: Expertise in using Unity's modeling, animation, texturing, and rendering tools.
3. 3D modeling software knowledge: Familiarity with 3D modeling software like Maya, Blender, or ZBrush (depending on the project).
4. 2D art skills (if applicable): Ability to create high-quality 2D sprites and pixel art.
5. Technical understanding: Awareness of performance optimization techniques for game graphics.
6. Communication skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with other team members and clearly communicate design ideas.