Intermediate 2D Artist, Animator – 8-Month Contract
Big Viking Games
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Creating compelling assets focusing on props, furniture, houses, backgrounds OR costumes
- Create engaging high quality 2D animation on style and within design constraints
- Working independently and collaboratively with team members to develop unique assets which fit the style established
- Taking concepts through to final execution of artwork
- Working closely with other artists and animators along with game designers and producers to ship quality games on time and on budget
Requirements
- Must have access to a Windows PC
- 3+ years of experience creating 2D game art preferably in the social/mobile gaming space
- 2+ years of 2D animation experience
- Experience with MidJourney or similar AI image generation
- Strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Specifically Animate CC, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop)
- Proven track record of creating appealing, high quality characters, props and environments
- Experience taking features from concept to final in-game art
- Understanding of the principles of animation
- Experience creating character animation
- Solid understanding of perspective and isometry, composition, character design, colour theory, visual effects and lighting
- Strong attention to detail, so you'll notice we've asked you to mention 'Kattegat' in your application
- Experience with photo manipulation
- Strong knowledge of the game development process
- Task-driven, self-motivated and proactive
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
2D game art2D animationcharacter animationphoto manipulationperspectiveisometrycompositioncharacter designcolour theoryvisual effects
Soft skills
attention to detailtask-drivenself-motivatedproactivecollaborativeindependent