Lead Artist
Brooklyn Packet is a downtown SF based mobile social gaming startup hitting it on several fronts. First and foremost, our team is full of incredible, self-motivated people who get it. This allows us to attract and make a great home for A Players, just like you. Brooklyn Packet is also killing it from a business perspective. We’re self-funded and profitable. Our games have been downloaded in excess of 11 million times. We make beautiful, fun games for the iOS and Android platforms. We’re growing like mad in terms of users, revenue, products, and people. We’re positioned to be THE LEADER in mobile social gaming. Imagine being in at Zynga, Playdom or Facebook when they were 30 people.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are currently looking for a Lead Artist. Your mission as Lead Artist (should you decide to accept it) is to work collaboratively with a games production team to define, design and handle all aspect of art and art style for a new game. You will be working hard to rid ourselves of the evil forces that produce horrible looking mobile games, namely: our competitors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work directly with game designers and producers to define the art style for a new game
Develop concepts, iterate, and produce assets for new game
Work with production team to identify art improvements and solve art problems
REQUIREMENTS
NUMERO UNO: A VERY STRONG PORTFOLIO
Have several years professional experience as a senior artist
Have several years of games industry experience (shipped titles a plus!)
Quick sketching and storyboarding experience
Ability to communicate visually, and to identify and define visual design issues and solutions Prior experience in art direction and branding
Diverse portfolio reflecting wide range of work (illustration, 3D, animation, etc.)
Strong conceptual illustration and production skills; understanding of asset optimization
Good technical and visual communication skills
Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Graphic Arts, or related field
NICE TO HAVE
Experience leading a design and/or art team for either iPhone or Android applications
RELATED KEYWORDS
Lead artist, senior artist, creative, games, production, define, design, art assets, portfolio, sketching, storyboarding, adobe, photoshop, photo shop, illustrator, flash, visual direction, branding illustration, 3D, animation, graphic, graphics
HOW TO APPLY
Love games and be a gamer. Really! Play our games. It helps to play before you apply. We would love to hear about your experience and will talk about it.
Contact us at careers@brooklynpacket.com as a bonus; write a cover letter it helps as part of your consideration.
Do you have a desire to be at a startup with all the fun and craziness that comes with it? We would love to hear from you!