Lionheart Games is looking for an experienced VFX Artist with a strong desire to contribute to every creative aspect, and who knows what it means to take responsibility and deliver excellent results. You have the skills and knowledge to visualize how a game should look and feel, and you can translate that into a scalable and sustainable creative process.
Joining us means being part of a team with the passion and inherent drive to create innovative, high-performing games. We are intellectually curious and excited to apply the latest game development innovations to our projects. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of an entrepreneurial environment that embraces new and different ideas. Everyone at Lionheart Games is excited about creating the best mobile games possible, and we empower one another to learn and grow from our collective experiences. All of this means more chances for you to unleash your ingenuity, energy, collaboration, and dedication.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Pay
- Health / Dental / Vision
- Profit Sharing
- Free Snacks
- Free Gym Membership
- Atlantic Station
- Entrepreneurial Culture
Responsibilities
- Create and implement incredible visual effects that match an anime art style
- Strong ability to develop gameplay and UI VFX for mobile games
- Team up with non-art developers to build and improve our games, emphasizing results
- Collaborate with external art developers abroad, reviewing and integrating their work
- Understand and articulate art and design trade-offs; solve for best player experience
- Keep up to date with industry-related art developments and harness that knowledge for the benefit of our games and teams
Qualifications
- Anime-focused portfolio demonstrating your game-ready work in a matching art style
- Deep experience in creating, implementing, and optimizing VFX for mobile games, using timing, form, lighting, weight, and more to create exciting moments in gameplay and UI
- Experience working with outsource partners as an integral and visually consistent part of the game art pipeline
- Great interpersonal skills; humility and respect when receiving comments from your team
- Passion for mobile games and/or anime
- IMPORTANT: All applicants must be willing to take and pass a hardcore art test. Even if you have 10+ years experience in professional game development, we need to see what you can accomplish on your own.
Preferred
- Strong knowledge of user interface design (inc. how VFX best augment UI)
- 5+ years of applicable games industry experience
- Experience creating and optimizing game art for mobile devices
- Unreal Engine 4 and/or mobile game development experience
- Bilingual: Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese (both oral and written)
