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| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Jun 15, 2023 |
Job Description
Doubting how important concept artists are? Cave paintings were concept art for all of civilization!
Due to Joydrop’s ongoing growth spurt, our studio is looking for talented and prolific concept artists to set the tone for our client’s ambitious online game world. If you have unique visions of the end of civilization and the artistic muscle to make them (visually) come true, read on!
Job Responsibilities
- Generate original concept art for characters, environments, props, and other assets that will determine the direction of the art for the entire game.
- Collaborate with the art team and disseminate the intent behind your drawings, leading to the broader style and design of the game.
- Play a pivotal part in the brainstorm/create/feedback loop with the Art Director, art team, and design team.
- Contribute anything-but- undane ideas toward any and all aspects of the game’s production and development.
- Stay current on the changing scope and direction of the project.
- Multitask and prioritize incoming requests.
- Required Skills and Experience
- Super-strong 2D abilities.
- A repertoire of varying artistic styles and genre mastery.
- Possession of traditional art skills and an understanding of lighting, composition, color theory, atmosphere, materials, and textures.
- Capability to create within a selected art style and deliver superior illustrations and production drawings.
Nice-to-Haves
- Storyboarding experience.
- Photoshop, Zbrush, or similar digital art software experience.
- Background in video games or a similar industry.
Compensation & Employee Benefits
- We offer competitive compensation based on your experience.
- Flexible work hours, health, dental, quality-of-life benefits, minimum 3 weeks vacation, and more.
Work Where You Live
Now that the pandemic has changed how and where we all work, Joydrop considers certain remote working options. Though we love seeing our people in person, we will consider applications from anybody in North and South America.
Please Provide
- A link to a portfolio of your work
- An intro to you, your career, and your relationship with games (in any format you feel comfortable!)
- Up-to-date resume
About Joydrop & Mikutech
Mikutech tackles real world business problems using innovative and progressive technologies. Its playful cousin, Joydrop, entertains people with sparklingly new video gaming experiences.
Founded in 2012 and based in London, Ontario, Mikutech possesses the creativity and passion to conceive and construct products that result in unmistakable impacts in medicine, education, or engineering. Mikutech, with know-how in everything from business apps to virtual reality, can make it happen. We also develop our own entertainment IPs and assist globally known video game juggernauts under the label Joydrop. Here are just some of the companies you could be working with.
Joydrop/Mikutech is comprised of a carefully vetted group of veteran developers, kept fresh by an ardent team of software and media youngsters. Collectively, we’ve been doing this ever since personal computers have been bleeping and blooping out ASCII characters on green and white monitors.
For further information, please see our websites at http://www.mikutech.com and http://www.joydrop.co.
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