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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.\nPosition Summary\nBring our games to life by creating eye-catching visual effects and animations for Live and Electronic Casino Table Games. Work with a group of exceptionally talented artists and animators creating animations that complement and enhance the Table Game player’s experience. The ability to work quickly and efficiently as part of a team, take direction, and maintain a positive attitude under pressure is crucial.\nEssential Job Functions:\nWork with studio leadership and artists to conceptualize and create compelling 2D/3D animations, visual effects, and motion graphics for game logos, symbols, backgrounds, promotional videos, and features. \nCreate previsualizations of VFX and animations.\nWork closely with the software engineer and development teams to prepare final animations in formats necessary for game integration. \nCommunicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process. \nMaintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work. \nArchive all final working files for future use using version control software. \nUnderstand and resolve technical issues relating to graphics (e.g., rendering, streaming, memory management, playback performance, etc.).\nQualifications\nTraining and/or Experience\n3+ years of professional experience in 2D/3D animation and/or motion graphic design- exceptions are made with a high caliber portfolio and eloquence that demonstrates knowledge and maturity\nPrior gaming industry experience is preferred but not required.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nEnjoy working in a creative environment \nHave a strong sense of design, motion, and timing \nHave a strong sense of storyboarding for 2D/3D animation\nAbility to work well with others in a team environment \nInteract and collaborate with immediate team, as well as junior and senior colleagues \nAbility to receive art direction and provide multiple design solutions \nAbility to adapt to new technologies \nProficient in Adobe After Effects , Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator \nProficiency in 3D animation and modeling is a plus (Blender or Cinema 4D) \nProficiency in compositing and rotoscoping a plus \nFamiliarity with Unity a plus (especially implementing animation and VFX as well as creating VFX in unity) \nAbility to draw and concept character, props, environment a plus\nFamiliarity with shaders and shader creation/coding a plus \nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.\nPhysical Requirements:\nThe 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.\nWork Conditions:\nThe work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations\nPossible domestic and international travel\nLight & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W 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 L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.\nThis 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.\nLight & 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. 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