Atomhawk is currently looking to bring another incredibly talented and passionate character designer into our studio in the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada!

As a member of the Atomhawk art team, you'll get to work on a wide variety of unannounced AAA video game projects for some of the biggest developers and publishers in the industry, showcasing your skills and creativity across different genres and art styles - from realistic to stylized.

What we’d love to see from you is an eye-catching portfolio that demonstrates your ability and experience designing and developing industry quality character artwork. We want to see all of it - from initial idea generating sketches all the way through to rendered, finished pieces. We’re looking for people who can effortlessly capture a pose, who obsess over anatomy, and who will take the time to study and appreciate how a character’s clothing would naturally fold and droop in a specific pose. Ultimately, we’re looking for someone who understands and enjoys all the little details that go into making successful character designs and concept art.

Atomhawk is incredibly proud to have an industry leading team producing top tier art and design across all stages of the development life cycle, for leading brands that include WB Games, Xbox Game Studios, 2K, EA, and many more. If the thought of joining a supportive and passionate team that helps shape the games of tomorrow has you excited, then we encourage you to apply now!

Please note: This role is located in Vancouver, BC and we are ideally looking to recruit a candidate who has the necessary visas and right to work in this location from February 2022. Fully remote applications will also be considered on the basis that candidates are able to work with us on the PST time zone.

Functional Responsibilities:

Design and develop characters for a variety of different video game projects (different genres, different art styles),
Use your creativity to showcase strong idea generation in the early stages of the character design process,
Deliver a sense of style and personality to your characters that are appealing to the target audience,
Design and develop costumes and props for your characters that help bring them to life and tell a story,
Produce highly rendered, polished character art for concepts, marketing, box art etc.

Essential Skills Required:

Quality at all stages of the process – Creation of artwork that is well presented and defined from sketch through to final polish. You can see examples of our finished work on our website,
Design thinking – Solving creative problems through innovative design, balancing form and function,
Technical skill – Fluency in Photoshop and an understanding of complimentary software and tools,
Art fundamentals – A strong grasp of colour, light, composition, anatomy, perspective and depth,
Variety and iteration – The ability to provide multiple creative options, then iterate upon them as projects progress,
Adaptability – Switching quickly and fluidly to new requirements and processes when required,
Working to a brief – Understanding creative briefs, then considering elements such as context, timescales and creative constraints when solving tasks,
Time management – Creation of high-quality work within allocated timescales,
Collaboration – Receptive to taking feedback and working together with team-mates and clients.

Bonus Skills:

Experience with 3-D software (Z-Brush, Maya, Blender etc)
Strong knowledge of videogames and films

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Annual bonus
Flexible work schedule with both in-studio and optional from home working
8 days of paid training & development time annually, plus free access to an extensive library of tutorials/courses
Extended health & wellness benefits
5% RRSP employer matching
21 days of paid vacation annually (+1 for every year with us up to a max. of 25)
$500 health & fitness annual reimbursement
Monthly and quarterly team activities (cinema trips, lunches/dinners, go karting, arcades etc)
Free snacks and drinks in the studio