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As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide concepts and storyboards for in-development game mechanics and features.
  • Build and create game assets up to the high standards set by the style of the product.
  • Design various characters, environments, and props that can fit seamlessly with our established look.
  • Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure consistency of art across multiple devices.
  • Assist with decks and presentations.
  • Participate in visual critiques and brainstorms.
  • Research industry standards and develop new techniques and workflows.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • BA/BFA degree Illustration, Animation or Entertainment Arts or equivalent training or work experience.
  • 2-5 years of production experience on mobile games (preferred), console or PC products.
  • Solid understanding of art and visual design principles.
  • Ability to render 2D objects, with believable volume and lighting, to look 3D.
  • Excellent project planning and organization skills, attention to detail, ability to solve creative problems.
  • Familiarity with mobile gaming, able speak confidently about current games on the market.
  • Excellent Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Skills.
  • Team player who understands the value of regular and effective communication.
  • Affinity for Disney/Pixar.
  • Passion for video games a must!
  • A portfolio of work required.

NICE TO HAVE

  • Previous experience with animation motion graphics, and particle effects
  • Experience with 3D modeling and Maya is a plus
  • Experience working in Unity

ABOUT JAM CITY

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.