Lead Mobile Game Artist

Description

Fit Entertainment is seeking a creative lead artist that can enhance our mobile games with a visual style that makes people sing and dance in the street. This position will be responsible for all aspects of art direction and production of our entire line of games, apps, and platform. The Lead Artist will also manage outsourced artists (it’s like running your own army!), and work with 3rd party developers to help achieve the high quality work.

Responsibilities:

• Produce a unique artistic style that best showcases the creative vision and story of our games
• Create and design key artwork, game assets and marketing materials
• Provide concept art, sketches and reference throughout the entire development cycle
• Help build and eventually lead the art team in the creation of a cohesive vision and look
• Develop art requirements and production plans to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality art assets
• Identify risks and find ways to increase productivity in the asset creation pipeline

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience and at least 2 shipped mobile games
• Knowledge of technical and traditional art processes and production pipelines for 2D and 3D gaming
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with others including remote teams
• Proven experience with all the necessary tools including Photoshop, 3D Studio Max/Maya, Flash & Unity
• Self-motivated towards solving creative problems
• Bachelor’s degree in fine arts
• Familiarity with agile development techniques
• Passion for video games, gadgets and a healthy lifestyle!

About Fit Entertainment:

Fit Entertainment is on a mission: We want to create mobile gaming to inspire people to live more vibrant and healthier lives. The company was founded by award winning game developers who cut their teeth at Sega, Konami, and Bethesda Softworks, who have a background from Columbia, John Hopkins and Stanford. With both customers and investors on board, we're ready to make a difference in people's lives while having fun! The company currently has offices in Silicon Valley and Honolulu, Hawaii.