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Game Artist

About PeopleFun

PeopleFun is a rapidly growing studio where development teams thrive on collaboration, creativity, and fun! Our mission is to create the best family-friendly casual games in the mobile market, and have a great time doing it.

PeopleFun seeks a multitalented Game Artist who has a passion for games, especially in the casual/mobile space. This position requires someone with a range of artistic ability to maximize their effectiveness to help solve issues in a variety of areas across Art. This artist will specialize in concepting and creating art used for prototyping and communicating ideas. It’s imperative that you also have the ability to quickly put nicely rendered assets into the engine to iterate with the team. You’ll work on game features for our existing projects that are seen by millions and millions of players every day. You will be an integral part of the pipeline, and should be able to design, and create awesome looking endearing graphics. You will be surrounded by passionate people who will challenge you to become an even better game developer every day.

Responsibilities

• Ability to quickly create concepts/ motion graphics/ and 2d content that can be used in playable prototypes and iterate with the team to eventually become fully realized in polished gameplay sequences
• Cross discipline collaboration from initial concept through prototype and release
• Natural affinity towards 2D User Interface art for mobile games
• Great communication skills and desire to collaborate and push ideas

Important: To be considered, please provide a cover letter to explain, in your own words, your interest in this position and why you feel you'd be a great fit.

Requirements

• 2+ years prior professional experience as an artist developing games
• Solid technical abilities, and ability to collaborate and solve problems while ultimately pushing the design and engine forward with your teammates/ other developers
• Highly collaborative. Enjoy working with other artists and developers, and has the potential to push features visually and functionally
• A passionate, performance-driven self-starter
• Strong 2d skills, but a mastery of showing ideas, and sketching out and clearly communicating a wide range of possibilities
• Be passionate, and love the games you are helping to create
• Understanding of art pipelines and how to implement art into a game engine
• Actively seeks out additional ways to learn and grow
• Flexible, and adaptable to changing and evolving needs of a live product
• MUST have a portfolio with work samples that illustrate your expertise in your craft, and have shipped quality games in the mobile space

Valuable Additional Skills

• Deep understanding of Unity for Mobile game development
• Graphic Design background

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Performance bonuses
• 401K with 3% employer matching
• Family friendly culture
• Flex PTO policy
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• On-site gym and free Yoga classes
• $1,000 annual game device and IAP budget
• Free drinks & snacks, catered lunch on Fridays
• Happy hours, social events and more

PeopleFun is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law..