3D Game Artist

What You'll Do Produce high-quality 3D game art, characters, environments, and supporting assets, ensuring they are perfectly integrated for in-game use and under the desired art direction. Develop and implement particle systems, animations, and other dynamic visual elements directly within Unity. Create custom shaders and stunning visual effects using Unity Shader Graph to give our games their unique, vibrant look. Rigorously optimize 3D game assets, textures, and visual elements to ensure smooth, high-framerate performance across our platforms. Work hand-in-hand with the broader game development team (engineers, designers, and animators) to ensure a seamless pipeline from concept to final visual content. Requirements (What We're Looking For) Proven experience in 3D modeling and 3D rigging, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to build game-ready assets. Comfortable working inside the Unity engine, particularly with asset integration, particle systems, and Shader Graph. Understand the technical constraints of game development and know how to balance visual fidelity with strict performance and optimization budgets. Strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working cross-functionally to solve creative and technical challenges. Nice to Have Familiarity with Spine 2D for integrating 2D animations into a Unity environment. Experience developing games for family-friendly audiences or motion-based platforms. A passion for active play and a desire to create games that get people off the couch and moving. #LI-Hybrid We Offer Competitive compensation package. Flexible working hours and vacation policy. Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth. Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong . Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about . We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms! Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.