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Salary: CAD 99,800 - 147,680 / annual
Zynga, a global leader in interactive entertainment and label of Take-Two Interactive, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to join a specialized technical team focused on prototyping and creating new games using AI. The role is hybrid, with offices in Austin, TX and Toronto, Canada.
You will act as a technical bridge across multiple disciplines (2D, 3D, animation, UI) to rapidly build and test game prototypes. Your primary objective is to reinvent mobile game development pipelines by leveraging current AI tools to maximize production efficiency. You will evaluate and integrate state-of-the-art AI tools into traditional art workflows, mediate between departments to ensure smooth asset integration, and maintain efficient, consistent art pipelines across projects.
Key responsibilities include:
- Prototyping across various disciplines (2D, 3D, animation, UI) to rapidly test new game concepts
- Evaluating and integrating AI tools to improve art production efficiency
- Serving as a liaison between art, engineering, and design teams for seamless asset integration
- Developing and maintaining efficient, standardized art pipelines
- Creating tools and solutions for artists
- Teaching and documenting pipelines and best practices
You will work on Zynga's diverse game portfolio, which includes FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots Casino, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons, and many others.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Technical Artist or equivalent role
- Strong familiarity and applied experience with current AI tools and workflows (LLMs, Claude, Cursor, AI-assisted coding tools)
- Previous experience in mobile game development across multiple disciplines (2D, 3D, Animation, UI)
- Experience prototyping with HTML+CSS+Javascript (via AI) and/or Unity engine (C#)
- Working knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python) for developing AI automation tools
- Deep understanding of 2D/3D game asset pipelines
- Knowledge of mobile optimization techniques
- Resourceful problem-solving mindset
- Excellent communication skills
- Creativity, curiosity, and passion for game development
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with ComfyUI or similar generative AI workflows
- Shader knowledge (CG, HLSL, or Shader Graph)
- VFX knowledge
- Spine2D knowledge
- Basic 3D modeling skills (3dsmax and/or Blender)
