Mojiworks - Lead Game Artist

Game Designer is needed in Guildford, United Kingdom.

Client: Mojiworks

Location: United Kingdom

Contract: Full-time

Job Description

We’re looking for a versatile Lead Game Artist to help us create the next generation of pro-social multiplayer games on new platforms like Discord. This is a generalist, hands-on role where you’ll create and help direct work across all aspects of game art - including 2D, 3D, animation, effects, and UI - in a variety of projects where we’re partnering with Discord and other web-based platforms to make innovative and ambitious games for a wide and inclusive audience. Mojiworks is a remote company and proud of our progressive culture and diverse team.

Your role includes creating a variety of 2D and 3D game art by collaborating in teams of 3-15 game developers, working on the entire lifecycle of projects from concept to live operations across multiple games, helping mentor and support other artists, and using PlayCanvas, our preferred editor and toolchain, to integrate assets and develop visual presentation.

Requirements

• Senior or lead artist experience in a variety of professional game projects.

• Demonstrable experience of creating varied, high-quality 2D and 3D artwork, including lively characters, inviting environments, inspiring concepts, exciting effects, and compelling marketing materials.

• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Expert-level 3D asset creation skills using software such as Blender, Maya, Substance3D, ZBrush, etc.

• Experience with game engines & editors such as Unity, Unreal, Godot, PlayCanvas, etc.

Additional Information

Annual salary: £55k-£73k.

Mojiworks is a leader in games for Discord and has won GamesIndustry.biz’s Best Places To Work awards 8 times. We have a distributed team that collaborates using Slack and pride ourselves on strong connections and community within the company.

We offer a range of benefits including a remote and flexible working culture, working environment stipend, self-development budget, health insurance, inclusive sick pay policy, mental health support, and 25 days of annual paid time off.

We are committed to building a diverse team and welcome differences in background, life experience, and culture. If this speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

Employment may differ based on location: UK residents will be directly employed by Mojiworks, while others will be employed through Deel.