Zynga Hiring Flash Developers

LOCATION  : Bangalore,India


POSITION   : Lead Artist
                      : Art Director
                      : Flash Developers 

Lead Artist

JOB SUMMARY 

Lead Artist will spend most of their time designing and modeling 3D objects but is flexible enough to handle 2D art, flash animation, icons, advertising, web ready art, etc.

Required Skills:

Quick sketching and storyboarding experience
Ability to communicate visually, and to identify and define visual design issues and solutions
Excellent design skills, including the effective use of color, form, lighting and composition
5+ years experience in games development (shipped titles a plus!)
A passion for games, virtual worlds, and social networking
Clear understanding of 3D lighting, and its effect on texture, bump, displacement mapping results.
Expert knowledge of UV-mapping techniques
3D animation samples desirable but not required
Excellent Photoshop skills (CS3-4) compositing, texture painting, tiling, retouch, filtering, scripting
Experience in Flash including creating optimized movies, buttons, and animation
3-4 years of experience with Maya 




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Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Define visual and art standards/systems and ensure all creative material is consistent
• Accurately distinguish which art issues are critical
• Evaluate multiple concepts and solutions for various projects and determine which ideas are worth pursuing
• Identify inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement within the creative process
• Manage projections and assignments of all art projects
• Ensure accuracy of art scope, schedule, and budget
• Develop and sign off on creative estimates and ensure high quality execution of all deliverables
• Establish, communicate, and manage department objectives to meet project schedules
• Lead inter-department communications as they relate to art
• Take an active role in developing, maintaining, and refining a vision for art direction
• Direct the evolution and maintenance of art pipeline workflow
• Guide and mentor team: hire, induct, and manage team members, freelancers and external studios as needed
• Research, explore, and communicate best practices in art and discern which competitive ideas are most effective; lead the development of goals, standards, processes and feedback mechanisms
• Lead formal and informal critique, and provide effective feedback
• Develop/manage expense budgets, adjusting cost estimates on an ongoing basis
• Develop and provide continuous quality improvement on processes for planning, execution, approval and reporting

Required Skills:

• Solid experience in the entertainment and/or game markets
• Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Graphic Arts, or related field is required
• 7 – 10 years of professional experience and advanced leadership including communication and project management skills is required, with a minimum of 6 years as a senior level professional
• Successful track record in developing and managing multidisciplinary art teams of more than 5 people
• Expertise in arts/design, and a demonstrated ability to direct, mentor and enhance the efforts of a creative team
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines with a strong attention to detail
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Excellent grammatical skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to direct and multi-task effectively under pressure, while balancing speed and quality of the work
• Expert understanding of art direction and storytelling
• Applied conceptual strategy, brainstorm facilitation, day-to-day shepherding of a project to completion and team collaboration with product managers and leads is required
• Proven ability to think conceptually and broadly about projects and the brand as a whole, and to develop and evolve creative systems

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Software Engineer - Flash

JOB SUMMARY

Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Developers to become part of their talented team of engineers! Our Flash Developers get to build viral, fun social games that are viewed by millions!

We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball!

Responsibilities:

• Build great, flash-based multi-player games
• Passion for building viral consumer products
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 

Required Skills:

• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of solid software development experience.
• Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability.
• Extensive design and game development experience.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
• Please include examples of your work when applying! 

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