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Zynga is seeking a talen ted Concept Artist to join our world class Marketing Creative Team. This role reports to the Art Director and works as part of a team to analyze, conceptualize and develop art assets for marketing creative content that will be used in User Acquisition, Soc ial Media and Live Operation campaigns across Zynga’s library of game titles.
This role requires a creative and inquisitive mind, willing to really dig into what drives marketing performance from a creative perspective. You have a strong, well rounded tool box of art and storytelling skills, with an ability to contribute 2D artwork, illustrations, storyboards, 2D animation, or any creative building blocks necessary that could then be passed off to a Graphics or motion graphics designer to complete and delive r marketing static or motion video assets. You are also comfortable working across artistic styles, from casual to mid-core and even more hard-core or realistic content.
You have a can-do, team-oriented attitude, with an ability to take feedback well, ite rate and work efficiently to deliver your assignments against deadlines in a fast-paced production environment. The ideal candidate is genuinely interested in marketing for mobile games and contributing to the creation of art assets that appeal to our user s and drive engagement. The role requires you to be able to multitask and you are expected to take your specific area of expertise, evolve and drive it with minimum inputs if necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Art Director and Art Leads to maintai n the vision and style of a game title through marketing collateral
- Produce 2D artwork, illustrations, storyboards, 2D animation, or any creative building block to be used in marketing static or motion video assets
- Help establish and convey the Art Directi on through a wide array of concept art, key art & style guides for marketing and third-party development
- Develop work against different art styles, from casual to mid-core and realistic
- Stay up to date on popular culture, understanding what is current and keeping the pulse on what will appeal to specific target demographics
- Devise imaginative and innovative solutions against unique production and design challenges
- Researching and proposing concept and reference images to the Art Director and Art Leads
- Parti cipate in design choices and brainstorming session and communicate your ideas with peers, Art Leads & Art Director
- Ensure that quality is consistent and cohesive
- Update work and backlog using project management/ planning tools (e.g. JIRA)
Qualifications:
- A t least 5+ years of professional art production experience
- At least 2 years of professional experience in a gaming, agency, marketing, or related production environment Experience working in a video production pipeline
- A great sense of scale and proportion s, materials, color and light as well as rules, perspective and composition
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and industry standard software packages (3D skills a plus but not mandatory)
- Strong storytelling sensibilities, able to drive a marketing video concept's evolution from rough concept to a final, fully formed storyboard
- Passion about character & environment design, also demonstrating a good knowledge of 2D animation, composition and graphic design principles
- Up to date on popular culture, understan ding what is current and keeping the pulse on what will appeal to specific target demographics
- Confident working in an extremely fast-paced environment with multiple projects and quick turnarounds
To be successful in this position you are/ have:
- Outstandin g portfolio that demonstrates a strong artistic skill
- Well versed with concept, key art and style guide creation
- Ability to work in a team, communicate well and being proactive
- Good with time estimations, scope assessments and prioritizing within a team structure
- Skilled and experienced expert at developing concepts to the highest standard
- Good understanding of general 3d and game art production techniques
- Experienced in creating 2D animations
What We Offer You
- Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games
- Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme and Zynga RSUs
- Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits
- Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
- Childcare facilities for women employees and discounted facilities for male employees
- Well stocked pantry
- Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Active Employee Resource Groups – Women at Zynga
- Frequent employee events
- Additional leave options for most employees
- Flexible working hours on man y teams
- Casual dress every single day
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