Technical Artist

King Show Games, Inc., a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative, and passionate about the gaming industry. If you're a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you! POSITION: Technical Artist DEPARTMENT: Art LOCATION: Minnetonka, MN Job Summary Work on game development with other artists, software engineers, mathematicians, sound engineers and producers to design and implement the latest generation of cutting edge casino games. Reviews and tests games to ensure game products conform to design and regulatory standards. Strong problem solving and communication skills required. Responsibilities _ Acts as a bridge between Art and Engineering to smooth the production flow. Works with artists to help streamline their productivity. _ Implements game content, including graphics, sounds, and animations in a game engine. _ Work on enhancing game play by developing timing and pacing of game events through choreographing graphics and animations, as well as creating original art assets and designs as required. _ Support game development team by preparing, formatting, compressing, exporting, and laying out graphics, including mocking up new game concepts and promotional materials. _ Ensures final assets meet performance requirements for target platform through optimization and best practices. _ Support games from the design to release phase, as well as ongoing support of games through various development milestones, including localizing game content into multiple languages for international release. _ Creation of original art, animations, and game assets as directed by management.