Position: Technical Artist
Company: TheSearchers
Experience required: 1y
English level: upper

MUST:
Unity - 1 + year
2D art - 1 + year
English - Upper +

Responsibilities:
 Integrate creative assets (art and visual effects) into the game;
 Create precise 2D design and animations in Unity according to existing mock-ups;
 Analyze and optimize the design to satisfy art and performance needs, or keep the
balance between beautiful and fast;
 Working as part of a Kyiv based agile cross-functional team that also includes Unity Developers, QA engineers and Backend developers.

Requirements:
 Strong skills in Creative Suite Master Collection, mostly Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash;
 A profound understanding of key-frame animation;
 Production experience in Unity;
 Experience with Unity’s Shuriken particle system;
 Understanding of content creation/management pipelines for game production;
 Experience working with both artists and engineers and understanding the gap between both disciplines;
 Strong understanding of rendering pipeline (materials, draw-calls, batching, texture atlas);
 Ability to analyze tech design performance-wise;
 Ability to analyze and improve workflows to enhance group productivity;
 Good spoken and written English is a MUST;
 Portfolio - is a must.

Preferred:
 Experience creating and working with shaders;
 Ability to sketch;
 Understanding of 3D concepts;
 Previous experience working in gaming companies.

Benefits
 Competitive salary with yearly performance reviews
 Employee Referral Program
 Vacation: 20 business days, unlimited sick leave
 Flexible working schedule
 Comfortable, centrally-located office with sport and recreation areas, bus shuttle to subway stations
 Fully stocked kitchen
 Medical insurance, gym and swimming pool
 Maternity leave
 Corporate events (Happy hours on Fridays, team buildings, and parties)
 Corporate gifts for birthdays and work anniversaries
 Training &amp; Development/ Tuition reimbursement
 Company equipment: macOS
 Relocation assistance for nonlocal candidates
 Bicycle / Car parking