2D/3D Generalist Artist

4 years ago

THE POSITION

Miniclip is looking for a 2D/3D Generalist Artist to hire in our Lisbon (Portugal) Games Development Studio. We are looking for a passionate and talented person with experience in Graphic Design, 2D art/Illustration and 3D Modeling.

The ideal profile for us is someone who enjoys solving problems, learning new technologies, is creative, collaborative, loves games, and takes ownership and pride in the work they do, while adding value to our objectives.

This is a full-time position, please apply only if you have the right to work in Europe and Portugal.

DUTIES:

• Produce artwork to support our games and products.
• Ensure the integrity of the brand with attention to detail and quality of craftsmanship.
• Display knowledge of shape, color and composition with a good general art foundation.
• Create artwork from scratch following a specific art style and understand how that translates into our games.
• Create low-poly as well as high poly 3D models.
• Create textures for 3D models, and render scenes with adequate lighting, and materials in a wide range of art styles, from realistic to illustrated.
• Create 2D illustrations in a wide range of art styles.
• Animate characters, simulate user interface animations.
• Organize files and assets in a logical and useful manner according to the production pipeline.
• Work closely with art lead, game designers, producers, project owners, and developers to define user issues and come up with the best solutions.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of art design using tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Max, After Effects or similar.
• Experience in the mobile game industry
• Candidates with experience using Unity will be highly considered.
• A solid understanding of user-centered design principles, excellent visual design skills, and awesome technical skills.
• Be driven, flexible, and comfortable in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment with frequently changing business needs.
• The ideal candidate should be a generalist, with experience in graphic design, traditional 2D skills, 3D skills (3D Studio Max), as well as motion graphics.
• Able to effectively and quickly build relationships and establish trust, respect, competence and confidence.
• Very pro-active and able to identify and solve problems across multiple platforms and pipelines.
• Ability to work effectively with small to large teams in a deadline driven environment.
• A strong attention to detail
• Passion for entertainment and mobile games is a big plus.
• Bonus if you can thumbnail and conceptualize ideas quickly.
• Knowledge of 3D Studio Max
• Knowledge of After Effects
• Fluent in English
• Candidates with experience using Unity will be highly considered.


APPLICATION

To apply please send you’re CV, Portfolio and a cover letter in English.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PORTUGAL

You will be working in our fashionable, open plan studio in Lisbon with enthusiasts and professionals from the games industry. We like to maintain a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, with regular team building and social events. We understand that being tied to a desk all day is not fun and that’s why there is a games area and fridge with complimentary drinks and fruit for all staff.


THE COMPANY
Miniclip is a global leader in digital games. The company develops, publishes and distributes highly engaging games to an audience of 200 million monthly active users across mobile, social and online platforms. Founded in 2001, the Company has successfully grown a huge organic global audience in over 195 countries and across six continents. Miniclip has a unique understanding of the digital games space and has developed a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games, extensive worldwide distribution and an internationally recognised brand name. Miniclip was nominated as App Annie’s Top 52 Global Publishers list in 2015 and 2016. Leading franchises include 8 Ball Pool™, Agar.io™ and Soccer Stars™ which have all been downloaded over 100M times each respectively. All three new games released by Miniclip in 2017, namely Football Strike, Flip Master and War Wings went to #1 Free Games / App in over 40 countries.


For more information, visit http://corporate.miniclip.com.