Marketing Artist, Publishing
Have you ever had, or dreamt of having your art grace the cover of a gaming magazine? Do you have what it takes to create the key imagery for bestselling and award-winning games? Are you a versatile artist with multiple talents? If so, Gearbox Publishing, wants to talk to you!
Responsibilities:
- Work with the marketing team to create high quality imagery for promotional materials such as game logos, magazine and packaging covers, website assets for social media, and online advertising
- Work with the publishing team to layout assets such as packaging and advertising art to be printed
- Work with team leads to create pitch documents, presentations, and other misc. art tasks
- Assist in designing motion graphics for video game trailers and live video streams (Twitch/YouTube Gaming)
- Work with production artists to create in-game screenshots and model renders for marketing needs
Required Skills and Experience:
- Fluent in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, with a solid understanding of layout and design with a good eye for color, composition, and typography
- Ability to navigate game engines like Unreal and Unity to capture quality screenshots and b-roll
- Able to use Illustrator and/or InDesign for artwork layouts to send off to printers
- Able to communicate visual ideas clearly and be able to iterate rapidly
- Able to accept and implement feedback into work
- Must be able to work fast, efficiently, and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
- Must be able to work well in a team under tight deadlines
- Ability to quickly pivot on changing or evolving ideas and direction
- Must have a passion for video games
Bonus Skills:
- Previous experience working as a commercial artist in video games
- Experienced with After Effects and/or other video editing packages like Premiere
- Proficient with 3D animation packages like Maya or 3DS Max
- Experience in cinematic creation; animation, storyboarding, lighting
- Capable of using Unreal Sequencer for scene setup
- New media experience creating podcasts or Twitch streaming
- Background in set design and lighting