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# Unity Game Artist

- **Company:** Fanatics Inc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, C Sharp (Programming Language), Design of User Interfaces, Maya, Ui Patterns, Visual Effects, Git, HLSL, Optimization Algorithms, Figma
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=52d978860f833a6e

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional experience creating and implementing 2D and 3D assets for shipped mobile games or other interactive applications
 * Strong understanding of Unity UI, Animation, Timeline, Prefabs, Particle Systems, and production workflows
 * Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, After Effects) and 3D content creation tools such as Blender or Maya
 * Strong artistic fundamentals, including animation, motion, composition, lighting, and visual storytelling
 * Ability to create polished UI animation and visual effects
 * Knowledge of optimization techniques for mobile performance
 * Strong collaboration skills in a fast-paced, cross-functional development environment
 * Demonstrated ability to mentor artists and lead feature implementation
 * Strong attention to detail with excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
 * Working knowledge of Git and Jira, * Experience with Figma and design systems
 * Experience creating custom shaders
 * Background improving art pipelines and development workflows
 * Familiarity with C# scripting in Unity to support implementation and collaboration with engineers is a plus

## Description

We're looking for a Unity Game Artist to join our Game Art team.

You'll partner with Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, Engineers, and QA, bringing a creative and technical perspective to feature decisions. You'll transform concepts, 2D and 3D artwork, and Figma designs into polished, production-ready features in Unity.

You'll build features ranging from card reveals and pack openings to UI animation and visual effects. As a member of the team, you'll raise the creative and technical bar, lead feature implementation, and drive improvements to our production workflows.

What You'll Do

 * Lead feature implementation by identifying blockers, coordinating across disciplines, and communicating risks early
 * Provide creative and technical input, identifying opportunities to improve designs, animation, visual effects, and implementation
 * Set and maintain the creative and technical quality bar for the Game Art team
 * Mentor fellow Game Artists through feedback, reviews, and day-to-day collaboration
 * Implement approved designs in Unity while collaborating throughout development
 * Create and implement polished 2D and 3D assets, animation, visual effects, and interactive UI
 * Build and maintain Unity prefabs, Timelines, shaders, particle systems, and reusable UI components
 * Build reusable Unity systems that can scale across multiple apps
 * Optimize assets and visual effects for mobile performance and quality
 * Own art implementation through development, QA, and live releases
 * Drive improvements to Game Art documentation, tooling, and production workflows
 * Champion the use of AI and automation