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2D Vector Illustrator / Artist (all genders)
2 years ago
Become a part of our unique success story and join us as Vector Artist(all genders) at Goodgame Studios. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof: Art, Game Development, Quality Assurance, Community Management and Customer Support to Business Development, Marketing, Analytics and Central IT services. We are focused on achieving long-term, sustainable success thanks to our expertise, economic vitality, and by selecting the best talent around.
As a Vector Artist (all genders), you will be responsible for creating in-game graphics for our products. In your role, you will draft, design, and subsequently vectorize decorative objects, buildings, icons, and characters using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Responsibilities
- Design and draw in-game assets, characters, and other graphic content for one of our online games
- Translate your own designs and drafts into vector assets to facilitate their implementation into our product
- Collaborate creatively with other artists in the team to produce unified assets within a given feature
- Collaborate closely with the Art Director and art leads in maintaining art style consistency
- Understand the game design requirements and translate as visually dynamic assets that support the product vision and gameplay needs
- Be proactive with problem solving and take responsibility for self managing tasks to meet production deadlines
- Support the development of asset libraries and guidelines where required
- Work with a flexible mindset in order to support both online and mobile game platforms
Requirements
- A completed degree or apprenticeship in illustration, 2D animation, or design
- Relevant experience working in computer games as an Artist, preferably with examples from multiple games
- Strong drawing skills, conceptual design experience, graphic design, and an exceptional portfolio demonstrating a creative passion and work in various styles!
- Strong skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop are a must, along with working experience in using Adobe Animate
- Experience with other art creation tools such as 3D programs, or game engines would also be beneficial
- Self organised, proactive and highly organised, with a keen eye for detail
- Good written and spoken English
Why join us
- You join a supportive team in a pragmatic, yet challenging environment, with short communication processes and flat hierarchies, perfect for growing your skills.
- You will be working with multidisciplinary colleagues from the entire production lifecycle, developing and operating two very successful free-to-play games on mobile and web.
- The team has many years of experience with live operations and a long-term strategy that keeps the players' excitement and engagement in mind.
- Results-oriented teamwork that values employee contribution and empowerment
- Competitive compensation and a good work-life balance
During this difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic, the safety of our employees and everyone else is of utmost importance to us which is why we switched to a solely virtual recruiting process for the time being. We are still hiring and happy to receive your application in English (cover letter, CV, references, degree)!
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Your contact person for this job offer is Juliane Voigtländer.
Goodgame Studios is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and support diversity and welcome all qualified applications.
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Goodgame Studios is a leading free-to-play, online games development company. We operate across web and mobile platforms and cater to over 500 million registered users worldwide. With a rich talent pool of employees from more than 40 nations, we are among the largest German employers in the gaming software industry. Our aim is clear: We want to entertain millions of players around the world with our games, therefore we joined the Stillfront AB in 2018. Stillfront AB is a group of independent creators, publishers and distributors of digital games - with a vision to become the leading group of indie game creators and publishers.
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