Why This Role Stands Out
This hybrid Technical Artist internship at Zynga offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills within a globally recognized leader in interactive entertainment. You'll gain hands-on experience integrating art assets, making it an ideal role for aspiring technical artists eager to contribute to innovative game development. Embrace the chance to grow your career with a renowned company by applying today!
Quick Overview
Job Description
Who We Are:
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog
What you will do:
- 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.
What we require:
- 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.
It will be great if you also have :
- A passion for games and social networking.
- Experience with Git and version control software such as Perforce.
- Unity animations ,and NGUI samples are encouraged .
- Please include your portfolio in the application.
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!
NOTE- The opening is only for the students graduating in 2027. The internship period is for 9 months starting immediately.
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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