Uken is looking for a Principal Technical Artist to join the team. This role will be responsible for directing a team of Tech Artists in creating performant and awesome visual effects for our games. Uken is a mobile game development studio that embraces product innovation as a strategy for success. In order to leverage our creative spirit we maintain a lean development strategy and sharp focus on delivering highly engaging experiences.

You'll be working on meaningful things like:

• Driving research, innovation, and improving technical quality of all games across the studio
• Setting and sharing best practices within the tech art group
• Creating awesome 2D and UI animations
• Optimizing VFX effects to fit design and technical constraints
• Developing systems and tool-sets for artists and developers
• Managing other Technical Artists

Your background should include:

• 8+ years experience in game development
• Proficiency with animations, particle systems and material setup
• Experience working with shaders / creating shaders
• Significant experience with Unity
• Experience with Photoshop and ability to create assets for the visual effects
• Moderate experience with C#
• Highly organized and detail oriented

It's a big plus if you have:

• A portfolio of self­-made games
• Good knowledge of additional art toolsets (3D studio, Maya, etc..)
• Degree Graphic Art or related field

We believe in a fun & meaningful work environment:

• You'll be equipped with a high-end laptop, monitor and mobile device
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Full health, dental, vision coverage
• Fully catered breakfast, lunch, and a snack ­filled kitchen
• Uken social nights including social mixers, games night and more..
• Office based or home based work options
• Convenient location at the corner of Front and John St.