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Game Artist
2 years ago
Mojiworks is a best-places-to-work-award winning games startup. We use cutting-edge web technology to create native-quality games that connect friends in the online platforms they hang out most: places like Snapchat, where our first game Ready Chef Go has over 75 million players since launch. We call them hypersocial games - playable instantly and shared together for years, to strengthen relationships and grow new ones.
We’re a distributed company, with Mojiworkers from Brazil to Hong Kong, and a HQ space in the historic games industry hub of Guildford, UK that we use for team onsites. We take pride in our core value of sustainably high performance of a highly creative, diverse, & inclusive team, which has led to us winning 3 times in GameIndustry.biz's Best Places To Work awards including the special Diversity award in 2018 for driving D&I in the industry.
The Role
We're looking for versatile digital artists to help us create games for millions of Snapchatters around the world.
If you’re a professional games artist looking to produce a variety of work in a highly collaborative, close-knit team, this role may be perfect for you.
Or, if you love games, make fantastic digital art and are looking to break into the games industry, we'd love to tal k with you!
Responsibilities
- Creating character assets, environments, animations and marketing materials, primarily using Adobe Creative Cloud and Blender
- Using PlayCanvas, our preferred editor and toolchain, to integrate assets and develop our games
- Working on the entire lifecycle of projects, from concept to live operations on games played by millions of Snapchatters
- Generally nailing 2D, 3D, UI, and marketing art for mobile games
Requirements
- Fundamental skills in 2D, 3D, and animation
- Demonstrable experience of creating varied, high quality artwork: lively characters, inviting environments, inspiring concepts, and compelling marketing materials
- Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud
- Expertise with engine and editors, such as Unity, Unreal, or PlayCanvas
Benefits
- Distributed & flexible working culture 🌍
- Share options 📈
- Annual self development budget 🌱
- Working environment budget 🧑💻
- Mental health support 💙
- Healthclub subsidy 🧘
- Inclusive sick pay policy 🤕
- At least 25 days annual paid-time-off 🏖️
We're committed to building a team as diverse as our players, and eagerly welcome differences in background, life experience, and culture. With us, you'll help to break down barriers within the gaming and tech industries. You'll help us create an impactful and ethical company, and grow right along with us. If this speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.
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