Big Viking Games is a Canadian company based in London, Ontario with a second office location in Toronto, Ontario. Since 2011, Big Viking Games has been “making fans” in the fr
Junior 2D Artist, Animator – 8-Month Contract
Location
Canada
Posted
89 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Junior 2D Artist, Animator – 8-Month Contract
Big Viking Games
• Creating compelling assets focusing on props, furniture, houses, backgrounds OR costumes • Create engaging high quality 2D animation on style and within design constraints • Working independently and collaboratively with team members to develop unique assets which fit the style established • Taking concepts through to final execution of artwork • Working closely with other artists and animators along with game designers and producers to ship quality games on time and on budget
Job Requirements
- Must have access to a Windows PC (our art environment is not compatible with macOS; while you may use your Mac for some tasks, a Windows setup is required for production work)
- 3+ years of experience creating 2D game art preferably in the social/mobile gaming space
- 2+ years of 2D animation experience
- Experience with MidJourney or similar AI image generation
- Strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Specifically Animate CC, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop)
- Proven track record of creating appealing, high quality characters, props and environments
- Experience taking features from concept to final in-game art
- Understanding of the principles of animation
- Experience creating character animation
- Solid understanding of perspective and isometry, composition, character design, colour theory, visual effects and lighting
- Strong attention to detail, so you'll notice we've asked you to mention 'Kattegat' in your application
- Experience with photo manipulation
- Strong knowledge of the game development process
- Task-driven, self-motivated and proactive
- Nice to Haves:**
- F2P game experience
- A demonstrated aptitude in creating isometric art in a photo-realistic style
- A knowledge or interest in utilizing A.I. as a tool for ideation and supplementing your artistic skill
- A working knowledge of Blender
- Experience with rigging 3D character models for animation
- Experience with Confluence and Jira
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