Technical Artist (On-site)

**Company Overview**:**Summary**:We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Technical Artist to join our EdTech production team. This rolebridges the gap between art and technology, ensuring the successful implementation of final art assets in webfor defining asset requirements, developing methodologies, and creating guidelines that optimize art assets forperformance and usability. Additionally, this role will track technical details, facilitate cross-disciplinecommunication, and contribute to the overall aesthetic and functional success of our digital learning experiences.Come join us in our effort to deliver a best-in-class, cross-platform product that delights and enlightens childrenand their parents around the world.**Responsibilities**:- Provide aid to Designers in the creation and hand-off of production-ready art and animation assets- Help establish standards, conventions, best practices for asset creation and integration workflow- Manage optimization/best practices- Create and maintain art production templates covering wide-ranging needs- Research software tools that can help enable art production- Diagnose problems related to asset preparation and quickly deliver solutions- Be the development team's main contact on the art and design teams when asset integration or performance questions arise- Review assets relative to technical and integration requirements before hand-off- Facilitate production-related communication between the engineers, designers, and artists- Be sufficiently versed in the technology to advise artists and designers on opportunities and limitations affecting design decisions- Work with 2D/3D artists to prepare working files for integration into game engine including animations, visual effects, static objects, textures, and rigged characters- Experience building UI prefabs using Unity components- Work to optimize and streamline the art pipeline- Oversee and manage art-related performance issues and technical budgeting- Create and manage tools to expedite the production process- Partner with Leads to ensure product vision and quality benchmarks are met- Stay current with industry trends and technical advancements used in game development**Required Qualifications**:- Bilingual English/Business Spanish- 2+ years of experience as a Technical Artist, preferably in EdTech, gaming, or interactive media- Familiarity with custom shaders or shader plugins (like shader forge, shader graph)- Experience working in a fast-paced environment that requires rapid project turnaround and frequent priority shifts- Experience writing custom tools to aid in pipeline efficiency- Familiarity with at least one scripting language (such as C#, Python, C++) for automation and tool development- Knowledge of device formats and limitations- Adept at balancing trade-offs between quality and performance- Strong verbal and written communication skills for both design and engineer audiences- Team player, accommodates change easily- Agile at navigating multiple projects- Self-motivated, proactive, and detailed oriented- Able to manage time and schedules efficiently**Preferred Qualifications**:- Experience working in a scrum/kanban/agile environment- Experience with Python, MEL, JavaScript and C#- Experience in 2.5D Art style pipelines- Familiar with version control software (like Gitlab, SourceTree)- Experience rigging and skinning- Experience creating VFX with engine particle tools- Ability to write custom shaders- Able to make rough prototype games to demonstrate game design- Knowledge of Rive or Spine animation and flutter frameworks- Good understanding of technical and artistic pipelines on required skills**An Equal Opportunity Employer**Age of Learning, Inc. (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, domestic partner status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Creado: Jue, 01 de Ene de 1970