What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Artist III position at Ainsworth Game Technology?
Position Summary
Ainsworth delivers high quality casino systems for customers around the world.
Ainsworth Game Technology is seeking a talented and experienced Technical Artist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in producing high-quality art and animation for characters, environments, UI, and VFX, while working collaboratively with the team to generate creative ideas and solutions. This individual should also have excellent time management skills, and be proficient in cross-discipline collaboration, problem-solving, and communication.
Reports to: Art Manager
Main Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for the following primary functions:
- Produce high-quality animations using animation principles for characters, environments, UI, and VFX
- Encourage and generate creative ideas and solutions with the team
- Demonstrate excellent time management to deliver art and animations to the required quality, specification, and time
- Exhibit a strong understanding of how art and animation supports gameplay and narrative, and effectively communicate these links to the team
- Proficiently use 3D animations software (e.g., Maya, Blender, Unity)
- Create efficient 3Drigging, weighting, and animation files optimized for Unity
- Design optimized texture sheets for 3D assets implemented in Unity
- Prioritize optimization when integrating animations within the game engine
Education & Experience
- 3 years of experience using Unity
- 5 years of game development experience
- Senior level art and animations skills (2D/3D, character, environment, UI, VFX)
- Software experience in Maya, Blender, Unity, Photoshop, and Perforce
- Technical experience in modeling, skinning, and rigging 2D/3D assets/characters
- Experience working on business-level tasks, e.g., cross-discipline pipeline development
Knowledge & Skills
- All applicants must submit a portfolio as an example of their work
- Ability to provide and receive feedback
- Knowledge of game development on multiple projects, enabling pragmatic, strategic judgments, and providing creative ideas and solutions to the team
- Proven experience delivering art and animations on ambitious timelines
- Excellent showreel showcasing your art and animation capabilities
Other Requirements
All applicants must submit a portfolio as an example of their work.
The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain gaming registration for Nevada and/or other Gaming jurisdictions.
If you’re passionate about game art and animation and ready to contribute to a dynamic and innovative team, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and portfolio showcasing your work to be considered for this exciting opportunity.