As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
- Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
- 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
- Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
- Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
- Yoga & Wellness Activities
- Happy Hours
- Company Events
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are currently looking for a 2D Artist to join our Burbank Team! You will be responsible for developing high quality artwork and production quality assets for Disney Emoji Blitz. This unique position requires a creative, talented and motivated individual to collaborate with multiple disciplines to help create exciting new features for the hit game Disney Emoji Blitz!
In this role, you will support the UI/UX development team with 2D vector art asset production. To successfully execute the role, you will need to have strong illustration and UI design skills. You will need to have the ability to translate design specs and UX wireframes into illustrative visual designs that delight our players.
As a 2D Artist, you will be involved in all aspects of internal game development, from brainstorms and pre-production to content releases for live operations. You will partner with the Art Director and Project Art Lead to define the most appropriate tools, methods and approaches for each project. You will also work directly with engineers to ensure that their artwork is accurately and consistently represented in game, as well as optimized for the needs of our game’s performance. The ideal candidate is a creative, talented and motivated individual eager to learn, contribute to a collaborative team, and grow their skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BFA degree Illustration, Animation or Entertainment Arts or equivalent training or work experience.
- 2-5 years of production experience working on mobile games.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator is a must.
- Excellent Adobe Photoshop Skills.
- Solid understanding of art and visual design principles.
- Excellent project planning and organization skills, attention to detail, ability to solve creative problems.
- Understanding of mobile gaming, able to speak confidently about current games and feature trends on the market.
- Team player who understands the value of regular and effective communication.
- Experience working with outsourcers or external vendors.
- Affinity for Disney/Pixar.
- Passion for video games is a must!
- A portfolio of work is required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in visual critiques and brainstorms.
- Provide a variety of concepts and designs for in-development features.
- Design various UI Assets and illustrated elements in our established visual direction.
- Build and create vector art game assets according to our pre-established style.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure consistency of art across multiple devices.
- Assist production with decks and presentations.
- Research industry standards and develop new techniques and workflows.
NICE TO HAVE
- Previous experience with animated motion graphics, and particle effects.
- Git / Perforce or equivalent source control experience.
- Experience working in Unity.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.
Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
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.