Senior Technical Artist

Job description

Level Up Your Career with Zynga! At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more! Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of the play! Position Overview: To strengthen our current and future game developments, we are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Artist to join a specialized technical team focused on prototyping and creating "new games" using AI. You should have the technical skills to implement the tools and solutions our projects need, while also being able to communicate effectively with different project teams, artists, and programmers. Your primary objective is to reinvent mobile game development pipelines by capitalizing as much as possible on current AI tools. What You'll Do: Act as a "one-man army" across various disciplines (2D, 3D, animation, UI) to rapidly build and test prototypes. Reinvent traditional art workflows by evaluating and integrating state-of-the-art AI tools to maximize production efficiency. Mediate between different departments to ensure smooth and efficient asset integration for AI-driven prototypes. Achieve and maintain efficient art pipelines that are consistent across our projects, addressing the needs of the games in development. Participate in the development of tools and solutions for our artists. Teaching and documenting pipelines and best practices. What You Bring: At least 5 years of experience working 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 and knowledge 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 (like Python) for developing AI automation tools. Deep understanding of 2D/3D game asset pipelines. Optimization techniques for mobile. A resourceful problem-solver mindset. Excellent communication skills. Creativity, curiosity, and passion! Bonus Points: Experience with ComfyUI or similar generative AI workflows is highly valued. Shader knowledge of CG, HLSL or Shader Graph. VFX knowledge. Spine2D knowledge. Basic 3D modelling skills (3dsmax and/or blender). What We Offer You : Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the <a href="https://www.zynga.com