Zynga is looking for a Concept Artist - Star Wars with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in the Architecture & Planning field. This is a full-time position in Brighton, UK, London, UK with a salary of 50K to 60K based on skills and experience. Applicants must have a portfolio on their profile and a minimum of High School / GED to be considered.
Qualifications
This position will require knowledge of:
1. Web Sales Funnels
2. Customer Service
3. Blogging
4. Acting: Voice
5. Laboratory Supply Chain Programs
6. Adobe Sketch
7. Agile Development
8. JQuery
9. Dreamweaver
10. SpriteKit
Job Description
We are BossAlien, part of the NaturalMotion family. Our mission is to bring AAA console visuals and deep compelling gameplay to mobile platforms. For the past three years, NaturalMotion Studios have been named one of the Best Places to Work in the UK games industry by gamesindustry.biz.
Job Purpose: We are looking for a Concept Artist to join us at BossAlien, a division of NaturalMotion, in creating Star Wars: Hunters, a competitive arena combat game for the Nintendo Switch system and mobile devices. Star Wars: Hunters will bring players together to engage in thrilling, team-based, multiplayer battles featuring a diverse array of distinctive new Star Wars characters.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. Work as part of a dedicated team responsible for supporting BossAlien's projects.
2. Visualize and assist the Art Director with establishing the game world and setting.
3. Refine details in collaboration with the Art Director to maintain the vision and style of the game.
4. Define the look and feel of the game through your concept art, including characters, environments, and marketing pieces.
Required Skills & Experience
1. Experience working as a Concept Artist.
2. Exceptional 2D skills.
3. Technical expertise in Photoshop.
4. Strong visual sense for characters and environments.
5. Highly creative with the ability to introduce a fresh scope into any brief.
6. Passionate about and knowledgeable in character & environment design, art, and culture.
7. Ability to create unique and original concept characters within the required timeframe.
8. Exceptional understanding of form and anatomy.
9. Ability to drive a character concept's evolution from rough concepts to a final tight production board.
10. An outstanding portfolio demonstrating knowledge of perspective, colour, lighting, and composition.
11. Good knowledge of industrial design, graphical design, and culture.
12. Imaginative and innovative solutions and interpretations to game situations.
Desirable Skills & Experience
1. 3D package experience (Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, SketchUp).
2. A passion for games.
3. A liking for the Star Wars brand.
What do we offer?
Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme, Zynga stock allocation, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and Christmas shutdown. Private medical care, dental and healthcare cash plan, life insurance, critical illness insurance, and income protection. 6 months fully paid maternity leave or 3 months fully paid paternity leave. Discounted gym membership and free weekly (virtual) fitness classes. Annual season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme. Flexible working hours. Summer and Christmas parties.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.
We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us! We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at accommodationRequest@zynga.com to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.
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