VFX Jobs at NaturalMotion / Zynga

WHO WE ARE (ZBC)
Our mission within Zynga Blockchain Games is to empower players to invest, own and earn through fun, high-quality and enduring blockchain games they can trust. If you want to help shape the future of gaming with a world-class team, we look forward to hearing from you.

WHO YOU ARE (ZBC)
Zynga is looking for a best-in-class ARTIST to join the new Blockchain organization and support the Visual Direction across the ZBC portfolio. This work encompasses an art role with many touchpoints (UI, 2D, 3D, etc.) to support the game’s Creative Direction at all stages of development from pre-dev to live-ops.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with Creative Direction to align with art needs from a multi-disciplinary lens.
• Be able to pick up from a >
• Team player that has diverse experience in the art space.
• Proactive self-starter.
• Communicative and flexible to team needs and dynamics.
• Organized and proactive in creating and maintaining art repo structure and naming conventions.
• High caliber and integrity of art quality that fits within the >
• Brings a Graphic Design lens into UI and 2D production art creation.
• Enjoys working within 2D and 3D to contribute widely across creative and gameplay needs.
• Implements all art content direct to engine and ensures consistency of visual quality.
• Keeps informed of new approaches and technologies within the art sector and communicates opportunities to further the look and feel.
• Creation of art assets and assessment of outstanding art needs to ensure timely project deliverables of ZBC scope.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Effective communication with team members of varying disciplines including written documentation of pipeline processes, with a focus on art.
• 4+ years of experience in use of game engines.
• Excellent skills with 3D software such as 3dsMax, Maya, etc.
• Base knowledge of W2 and W3, NFT, and Blockchain.
• Understanding of optimizing 3D and 2D assets for memory and performance considerations.
• Proven experience in game development including multiple shipped titles.
• Core Adobe Creative Suite skills, including the Adobe Substance 3D Collection.
• Comfortable with fluidly transitioning from 2D to 3D art tasks, including but not limited to:
• 2D, UI, with select UX
• 3D Character Modeling
• 3D Animation
• Material and Shader Development
• Vector Art
• Illustration
• Engine implementation
• Solid understanding of core principles of art and graphic design.
• Scripting knowledge is a plus including, but not limited to: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Python, MEL, MAXscript.
• Experience in Motion Graphics Animation and VFX a plus.