2D Environment Artist (Contractor)

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in gaming is seeking a talented 2D Environment Artist to join their creative team in Vancouver. This role involves crafting immersive environments that enhance gameplay and storytelling for an exciting new game. You will leverage your artistic skills to create 2D art assets, optimize them for mobile devices, and collaborate closely with a diverse team of professionals. If you have a passion for game design and a strong background in Unity, this opportunity will allow you to contribute to groundbreaking projects in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in game production with multiple shipped titles.
• Experience with Unity and asset management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Create 2D sketches and prototypes for game environments.
• Optimize assets for performance on mobile devices.
• Assemble environments within Unity based on concepts.

Skills

2D Art Creation

Game Production

Unity

Asset Optimization

Education

5+ years of experience in game production

Tools

Unity

Job description

At Kabam, we're constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in.

We are seeking a 2D Environment Artist Contractor in the Vancouver area for our upcoming new game based on a major IP! You will create visually appealing and immersive virtual places that tell a story as the backdrop for our characters and gameplay, primarily assembling environments within the game engine (Unity). This will be initially for a 4 month contract at approximately 30 hours per week with possibility of extension.

During the contract, we expect you to deliver on the following:

• Create 3 2D sketches and rough prototypes to explore design ideas and compositions
• Gather reference material for moodboards
• Concept and paint 2D art assets as props (foliage, houses, etc) within the world.
• Maintain relative scale of props to be consistent with characters and overall game scale.
• Put together world textures, backgrounds and props within Unity to execute the world as described by the concept artist and art director.
• Optimize assets and environments to meet memory and performance constraints of mobile devices
• Work within a highly customized version of Unity Steward Best Practices:
• Follow established project best practices for asset management, version control, and naming conventions

Your background:

• 5+ years of experience with a proven track record in game production with multiple shipped titles
• Demonstrated experience with Unity

$7,500 - $10,000 a month

The typical monthly rate listed above is specific to contractors located in British Columbia. The hourly rate will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and experiences.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn't perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam's games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple's Editor's Choice and Google Play's Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.