3D Generalist

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

Our Reno team at Light & Wonder develops games for the specialty markets. We design and develop custom content for our Central Determination, Class II, Historical Horse Racing, and Class III markets. We support multiple platforms and operating systems, designing and developing using the Unity game engine. It is an exciting environment where game designers, engineers, artists, sound designers, and testers work together to produce some of the best content for the market.

The 3D Generalist needs to have multiple disciplines on their sleeves. We require that such applicants are knowledgeable on 3D asset creation which includes character, props and environment. We require the applicant to do the model, texture and possibly light and render. They need to possess the basic animation skillset. Basic 3D Rigging skills is also required on which through training, we expect that the applicant could level up their rigging skills. Knowledgeable on

3D special effects creation.

Essential Job Functions:

• Collaborate with game artists and designers to conceptualize and create compelling 3D animations, visual effects, 3d assets such as character, props and environment.
• Work closely with the software engineers and technical artists to prepare animations for integration into the game.
• Understand and resolve technical issues relating to graphics (e.g., rendering, streaming, memory management, playback performance, etc.).
• Communicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process.
• Maintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.
• Archive all final working files for future use using version control software.
• Ability to push creative projects from concept to final execution with minimal supervision.
• Collaborating with the team on the execution of both large and small projects with the same enthusiasm.
• Maintaining existing products and providing assets for marketing purposes .
• Ability to communicate well with different people even under pressure.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Experience:

• 2-5 or professional experience in 3D animation, asset creation, light and render and creation of 3d special effects.
• Gaming industry experience is preferred, but not required.
• Experience with Unity engine.
• Experience on any 3d asset creation software such as Zbrush is required.
• Animate 3D game assets such as Characters, logos, and Symbols (preferred, not required)
• Able to create 3D assets using Maya and other 3d animation package (preferred, not required)
• Must be able to present an Art Porfilio**
  
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

LNW and its affiliates (collectively, “LNW”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain LNW employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure LNW complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, LNW requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with LNW (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to LNW conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster.