POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Game Artist is the visual anchor of the gaming arts. This individual sets the aesthetic tone for project, with a keen awareness of aligning game mechanics and experience with market trends, emerging technologies, and consumer interests. This experienced partner balances visual richness with relevancy to player and can inspire by solution and attention to details that matter. A Senior Game Artist will act in a mentoring role for other artists, push to accelerate new pipelines and emerging methodologies, all while founded on core artistic principles of color, composition, and light. This role partners with all areas of game development but is a primary member of the art team to setting rich visual benchmarks and pioneer new market pinnacles.

Reports To: Manager of Studio

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Be the visual architect of the games and features
Storyboard, research, conceptualize, and rapid iterations of ideas
Develop graphic layouts, symbols, interface, logos, and printed art materials
Stay current in market styles, mechanics, presentation shifts, and feature showcase
Support and conduct open reviews and feedback sessions for art team
Establish and refine Art Production workflow and best practices
Understand 2D/3D modeling and texture mapping solutions
Partner with game Artists and Producers on overall vision of the product
Work to complete projects to meet scheduled dates setting tone for art team
Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment a must

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education / Experience

Bachelor of Science College degree in Graphic Art or Design
8-10+ years of experience in Casino or Video Game Development

Knowledge and Skills

Expert knowledge in Art Design, graphics, composition, and branding
Excellent skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
3D Modeling and Texturing experience, Maya, Max, or similar
Strong attention to detail regarding shape, line balance, contrast, and visual relevancy
Experience working and building scenes in runtime engine i.e. Unity or Unreal
Able to work unsupervised while maintaining a high-level of productivity
Experience with asset optimization challenges/techniques, and data management
Must be flexible to a changing environment, acknowledging urgency when necessary

Sr Game Artist

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