Senior 2D Concept Artist
Are you an experienced 2D Concept Artist ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we are looking for you!
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Who are we?
Have you ever wanted to build something that helps others create and explore? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a team that genuinely wants to help players share their creative ideas, dreams and visions with millions of other players at the same time? Right now, we’re searching for a Senior 2D Concept Artist to join the team doing exactly that! We’re building what we truly believe is the future of creative gaming, giving the players a plethora of design tools to create games, experiences and more. Once creators are happy with what they’re building, they can share it with others, securely, knowing full well their creation is safe and more importantly - theirs.
With ground-breaking technologies available to you as a part of Ringtail, this team is unique. We are extremely excited by what we are building and if what you’ve read so far has you feeling that way too, then we want to hear from you!
About the role
We are looking for a Senior 2D Concept Artist with experience in the PC and mobile gaming space and the ability of bringing our game concepts to life. Our project is ambitious and you will be one of the senior positions in charge of creating the 2D characters and costumes that will be added into our 3D game. Your ability to balance artistic vision with technical proficiency will ensure that our characters are both visually striking and of consistent quality and style throughout.
Your day-to-day as a Senior 2D Concept Artist
- Working closely with the Art Director and Lead Artist to provide high quality 2D artworks for follow up 3D generation
- Collaborating closely with Senior 3D and Technical Artists to make precise artworks
- Communicating constantly with the art team to clearly understand what needs to be provided
- Researching relevant topics to continue to learn new skills and tools
- Creating documents for skill and tool research
- Acting as a mentor for Junior Artists
- Giving and receiving feedback, adopting and improving your work as needed
Requirements
- Experience with character and costume works for PC and mobile games
- Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Illustrator
- Experience designing characters and costume for high profile customization
- A love for stylized art works (Mid core) rather than realistic art
- Strong knowledge of human anatomy, life drawing, posing, and fashion design
- Strong knowledge of lighting, composition, color theme
- Good artistic eyes and imagination to make characters and the world with minimum direction
- A portfolio that demonstrates and highlights your best work in games
Good to have
- Minimum 5 years of PC and Mobile game experience with multiple different projects
- Basic understanding of Unity3D as a concept artist
- Basic using of Blender for concept art
- MMO development experience on PC or Mobile
- As a gamer, you bring art ideas from your gaming experience
Personal traits
- Strong communication skills
- Capability of working independently with minimum supervision
- Interest in new gaming fields and trends
- Pro-active artist who always takes feedback seriously to try to improve the quality of their work
- Positive attitude towards your general approach to work life
- Eagerness to learn new skills
- Ability to adopt new workflow and software
- Team player rather than a lone wolf
About Ringtail Interactive
At Ringtail Interactive, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a small but fast-growing development team. We currently have three different departments working on a variety of projects; from a high-quality game platform for creators of all kinds, to a top-secret, cutting edge game development tool that we believe will change the industry forever, and more.
The company is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals from all around the world united by a passion for games. As we continue to build the core of the team, we will be taking big next steps on defining the future development of our projects, and all of our employees will get the opportunity to have an impact on the products we show to the world.
- Department
- Ringtail Interactive
- Locations
- Stockholm
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Perks & Benefits
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Work From Home
Flexibility is at the core of Ringtail Interactive – it’s important to be able to have a good work-life balance. To ensure this, all employees can work from their home, anywhere in Sweden. Depending on your role and team, presence at the office will be required from time to time.
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Relocation Assistance
Helping you find your new home in Sweden is extremely important to us. With that in mind, we want to make the move as smooth and stress-free as possible. This means we help find things like flight tickets for you and your family, assistance with visa application and finding an apartment.
We will also help you to open a bank account, get registered with the tax authority, find a Swedish language course, and more if you relocate from another country.
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Insurance and Pension
You will receive an occupational pension contribution to your retirement funds. We also provide a private health insurance policy, which includes access to counseling from various experts in health, legal, finance and psychology.
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Vacation
We offer 25 days of paid vacation each year – so you can take time to relax, recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
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Flexible Working Hours
Our lives are complicated, and we recognize that! Therefore, we are happy to offer flexible working hours, allowing you to further balance work and other parts of your life to reduce the impact of those more stressful moments.
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Sharing Success
We want to recognize the work you put into our projects every single day. To do this, we offer every employee the chance to participate in all future company wide incentive programs. In 2023, this is exceptionally lucrative as you will be able to participate in our last options program. We want you to share in our success and therefore all current and new employees in 2023 will get that chance.
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Home Office Set-Up
We make sure you have the tools you need to do your job. We’ll source you a laptop and peripherals to set up your home workspace.
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Social Events
Growing as a team and having a good time is an important part of the culture at Ringtail Interactive. We regularly host parties, run company-wide offsite events and offer a host of ways to connect with your colleagues. We’re proud of our vibrant internal community and we encourage everyone to socialize and discuss a huge variety of shared interests.
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Phone Plan/Company Phone
For all permanent employees we offer a mobile phone plan including a phone of your choice. Every two years you get the chance to upgrade your device.
Workplace & culture
Our talented team is at the centre of everything we do. Our philosophy is collaboration-focused, remote-friendly, and flexible. We give our people the freedom to choose where they want to work from.
For those who are more productive in the space of their own home, there is a fully-remote arrangement. You will only be required to be present in the office for agreed meetings or company gatherings. For others who enjoy a bit of social interaction, you have an option to be based in the office once it's opened in the summer
We require all our employees to be located in Sweden (in the city of your choice), and are more than happy to help with the relocation process.
Our work policy is designed with care so that we promote team collaboration while offering flexible work environment to ensure a better work-life integration.
About Ringtail Interactive
Ringtail Interactive is the parent company of businesses within the games industry. Our aim is to create a combination of companies with strong synergies, complementing and supporting each other in growth.
Above all else, we are empowered by the shared passion we have for creating awesome games.
Senior 2D Concept Artist
Are you an experienced 2D Concept Artist ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we are looking for you!
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