Technical Artist Intern

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Join us and be part of the play!

What will you do:

The Technical Artist Intern will be working with a team of Designers, UX, Concept Artists, Animators, Producers and Software Engineers to develop beautiful and optimal game content. The Technical Artist Intern acts as liaison between engineering and all disciplines, responsible for the planning, implementation, documentation and optimization of art setups to support our game’s animation and design needs. A key member who’s primary role is to support the team and the product and is expected to be proactive in their communication on a daily basis.

Our ideal candidate is a great communicator, team player, and proactive problem solver. You draw from a range of skills to creatively determine solutions. You are a contributor of ideas, overseer of pipelines, and collaborator across discipline lines providing expertise and seeking out potential issues before they become problems.

Responsibilities:

• The primary duties will be integrating art assets(prefabs 2d and 3d) ,animations ,VFX in the game, using the Unity game engine.
• Will be taking up the responsibility of rigging and skinning of 3D and 2d(sprite) assets.
• Should be able to handle the unity prefabs, art assets, animations, animation controllers, VFX (2D&3D).
• Ability in creating  and managing game environment, lighting , optimizations.
• The Tech artist will be working with Art team(Concept,3D artists, animators) closely and then Developers ,UI/UX team, game designers to integrate all the game assets and bring them to action.
• Ability  to receive and digest feedback in constructive manner and demonstrates work estimation and tracking of the time.
• Effective team collaborator, and who has good experience in game development.

   Required Skills:

• Working knowledge in software like Maya, Unity, Photoshop, Texture packer, visual studio.
• Great working knowledge in VFX and optimizing the textures.
• Ability to  script in languages for relevant applications
• Ability to understand and master version control software like perforce and git,
• Knowledge on Scripting ,Rigging, VFX is required .
• Ability to follow up/communicate with different departments like  Design, UI/UX, Dev, QA team to assist and run the project smoothly.
• Clear understanding of cameras, lighting and shaders in Unity.

Recommended Skills :

•  A passion for games and social networking.
•  Experience with Git and version control software such as Perforce.
•  Unity animations ,and NGUI samples are encouraged .

What We Offer:

• Mentorship from industry professionals.
• Hands-on experience contributing to real game projects.
• A creative, collaborative work environment.
• Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
• Well stocked pantry
• Frequent employee events
• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Casual dress every single day
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

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