The role involves traditional production work like maintaining a live game but it also involves prototyping and pre-production and visual development work and you will touch 2D, 3D, motion design and UI VFX tasks.

Our ideal candidate is not a great artist but a great “game artist”; game artists collaborate with other artists, designers and programmers and work with the game engine and tools on a regular basis.

Rovio Toronto’s Art Department is staffed by a small team of artists. Most of us will take on multiple roles and are fluent in different disciplines (it’s the closest thing to making a game all by yourself). We all come from different backgrounds and we believe that our different experiences and perspectives make us stronger. We collaborate by acknowledging that we have different personal interests and priorities, but we commit to putting them aside and to focus on our common goal: to craft joy for our players.

We are looking for people with a growth mindset: it’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than your previous self. If you love trying and learning new things, if you work on personal projects and what others consider failure you call it a learning experience, then you’ll fit just right.

Rovio Toronto is part of the Rovio family of studios (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Montreal and Toronto) and wants to bring its Nordic Values and exceptional work environment and benefits to North America, we work under a hybrid model, we are mostly remote but we believe there is value in collaborating face to face once a week depending on health guidelines.

Responsibilities

Work in a wide range of styles and design appealing and intuitive UIs for our games.
Research, design, implement, defend and challenge new UI/UX assets and features such as but not limited to: sketches, mockups, wireframes, UI animations/VFX and 2D UI assets.
Integrate, test and debug UI assets into Unity
Collaborate with other artists, designers and programmers and ensure that UI features and systems work as intended.

Who we think will do great in this role

Expert knowledge in 2D digital content applications (Photoshop, Illustrator).
Experience in UI animation/motion design and UI VFX.
Experience in creating logos and icons.
Working knowledge of 3D software and workflow (Blender preferred).
Previous experience working as a UI artist in Unity.
Business level spoken and written English proficiency.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
Pushing for quality and aiming for excellence.
Empathy and ability to understand the point of view of others, especially the players.

Recruitment process

Portfolio and CV screening
First meeting: You will meet the hiring manager. Before diving deeper into your skills, we want to know who you are and what motivates you. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more about Rovio and the specifics of the role.
Art test: We do a simple art test which is not very time consuming but emulates a task that you would be likely to be working on if selected for this role.
Second meeting: You will meet some Tech Art Craft Leads and discuss the test and topics related to it (as a group meeting or as a series of 1 on 1s).
Final round: You will be invited to meet the game team lead and team member(s).

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.