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Marketing Art and Design Lead, New Games

Inspired by minimalist art, Dots was created with the notion that beauty and fun are not mutually exclusive. Now as a successful studio, o ur goal is to provide the world with stylish and meaningful daily play experiences. We need a Marketing Art and Design Lead in our New Games department to join our diverse, multi-talented team.

Are you excellent at transforming vague, open ended instructions into clear mock-ups and polished art work under time pressure?

We are seeking a seasoned and prolific senior designer to join our rapidly growing new games team, to help us to bring to life and test new game ideas and themes by collaborating with game designers to create a variety of quick concept sketches and polished artwork for new prototype ideas and themes, splash screens, logos, and game assets.

You will:

• Develop and design static advertisements and store assets to test new concepts

• Write creative briefs for junior marketing designers and animators, and provide guidance to help them to deliver compelling, performant work

• Report to the Studio Art Director

You will be a great match if you:

• Quickly grasp ideas, and tease out the right information to deliver your work

• Possess a track record of creating legible concept sketches and polished visual designs under time pressure

• Demonstrate excellent visual and verbal communication skills

• Display discerning taste and a sharp eye for compelling visuals in a variety of art styles, graphics and genres

• Can source and modify stock art, but also create your own assets

• Are comfortable sourcing, directing and mentoring illustrators and animators

• Are eager to integrate constructive feedback in pursuit of excellence

• Are excited to work on new mobile game ideas and themes

• Are kind, enjoy collaborating, and thrive in a fast paced, creative environment

Requirements

• BA / BFA and a minimum of 4 years experience in design for Advertising, Performance Marketing, or Game Design; or a minimum of 7 years work experience in those fields without a degree

• Fluency in Creative Cloud and general tech savvy; familiarity with After Effects, Sketch/Figma, Unity, and /or Procreate are a plus

We look forward to seeing examples of your design and illustration work in at least two of the following*:

• Advertising or Branded Content – ads, cards, splash/landing screens
• Performance Marketing – static or animated ads, store/landing pages
• Games – Game boards, game piece sets, box art, splash screens, characters

*The work samples that you'll share with us will not be used for any other purpose other than to to assess your qualifications.

About Us

Dots is an award-winning gaming company with three mobile hits—Dots , Two Dots, and Dots & Co—and over 100 million installs. We are newly proud members of the Take-Two Interactive family.

While currently fully remote, we expect to return to our stylish office, located in Manhattan in the historic Meatpacking District, once we can safely do so.

We promote a friendly, honest, and collaborative work environment and believe we are at our best when we include everyone, regardless of one’s race, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical ability or attribute, and religious beliefs. We are proud of the diversity we’ve fostered and are continuing to make changes within the company to make Dots more equitable for everyone.

Company benefits

Here at Dots we offer a suite of benefits, including:

• Annual company retreat

• Regular company outings for team building

• Active Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion groups at Dots and Take-Two

• 100% health insurance coverage for you and your family (medical, dental and vision)

• One Medical membership

• HSA and FSA accounts

• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers

• 401k contributions

• Student loan assistance program

• Discounts with CitiBike + Class Pass memberships

• And more...

This is a full time role based in New York City. We are currently working remotely, but expect this candidate to be available to work out of our office once it is safe to do so.

Note: We are a small team, and thank you in advance for your patience while we review what we anticipate will be a large volume of portfolios and applicants.