Senior 2D Concept Artist - Team 3
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?
Are you driven by the desire to build something that empowers others to create and explore? Ever wish to be part of a team that is genuinely dedicated to enabling players to share their creative ideas, dreams, and visions with a global audience? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
We’re on the lookout for a Senior 2D Concept Artist to join our team at Ringtail Interactive, a place where we’re pioneering the future of creative gaming. SCAPE, our flagship product, is an innovative, community-driven platform built from the ground up to be the quintessential virtual world! SCAPE will facilitate exploration, creation, collection, and discovery, equipping players with an extensive array of design tools, and enabling them to craft games, experiences, and much more. Creators can confidently share their work with the world, secure in the knowledge that their creations are protected and, most importantly, remain their own.
Our team stands out for its innovation and excitement about the future we’re building. If you’re feeling inspired by what you’ve read and would like to join it, we’re eager to hear from you!
About the role
We are looking for a Senior 2D Concept Artist with experience in the PC 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 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 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
- 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
Ringtail Interactive is at the forefront of redefining what’s possible in game development, supported by a small yet rapidly expanding team. Our diverse departments are hard at work on various projects, ranging from a high-quality game platform designed for creators of all backgrounds to our groundbreaking Anything-to Anything technology – and that’s just the beginning.
Our team comprises a global community of seasoned professionals, all united by a shared passion for gaming. As we continue to strengthen our core team, we’re poised to take significant steps in shaping the future of our projects. Every member of our team can make a tangible impact on the products we share with the world, fostering a culture where innovation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.
- Department
- Ringtail Team 3
- Locations
- Solna
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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Health Benefit
You will receive an annual wellness contribution of 3000 SEK to spend on things that keep you moving. From massages to a membership at a gym, we contribute to your wellbeing.
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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 2024, there is a new Warrant (options) Program planned for the fall where all new employees will be able to participate and have the chance to share in our success.
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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 spring.
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 - Team 3
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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