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Concept Artist
2 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly
Jam City is looking for a talented and experienced Concept Artist to join the Culver City Studio for a full time six month contract position. This position will call for lots of character design and some environment / prop design. As a character designer, you will work closely with our art team to develop a suite of new characters and creatures for a well known and beloved IP.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design Characters and Creatures for a well known and beloved IP.
- Develop quick sketch explorations, clothing options and high fidelity final renderings.
- Work closely with our 3D artists and outsourcers to provide paint overs and support in the development of high resolution 3D character models.
- Create concepts for environment scenes and props
QUALFICATIONS
- Must be a strong painter with solid rendering skills using Photoshop.
- Strong ability to research and reference material that supports idea generation and problem solving.
- Ability to design stylized characters for casual games.
- Excellent understanding of traditional art principles including: composition, scale, perspective, rendering, color, silhouette and form.
- Familiar with 3D modeling, animation and cinematic principles.
- Ability to solve visual problems creatively with quick sketches.
- Must be a strong communicator, proactive and well organized.
NICE TO HAVE
- 3D Modeling ability.
- Strong understanding of game art production techniques.
- Environment and prop concept art abilities.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.
Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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