Animator / Illustrator

King Show Games; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative video game development company is seeking creative individuals to join their team. In this exciting role, you'll collaborate with talented artists and engineers to bring game concepts to life, from initial sketches to finished digital art. Your creativity will play a key role in developing characters, interactive interfaces, and animations. This dynamic environment encourages teamwork and innovation, where your contributions will directly impact the success of the games. If you're passionate about the gaming industry and want to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Bonus Plan

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

401k Matching

Qualifications

• Strong drawing and design skills with proficiency in industry-standard tools.
• Ability to produce artwork with technical accuracy under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop storyboards and mockups for games and bonus screens.
• Collaborate with a team to design and implement new game concepts.

Skills

Drawing

Illustration

Storyboarding

Character Design

Logo Design

Animation (2D and 3D)

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

High School or Equivalent

College Degree Preferred

Tools

Photoshop

After Effects

3ds Max

Spine

Illustrator

ZBrush

Unity

Job description

King Show Games, a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative, and passionate about the gaming industry. If you’re a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you!

Job Summary

Work on game development with other artists, technical artists, software engineers, mathematicians, sound designers, and producers to design and implement new game ideas. Develop a game from start to finish, beginning with concept art, sketches, storyboards, and ending with finished digital art. This process includes developing characters, logos, reel symbols, interactive interfaces, animations, and bonus screens.

Salary Range: $40-55k

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual storyboards and mockups for base game and bonus screens.
• Develop characters, bonus and interface screens, logos, reel symbols, transitions, menu assets, print assets, and documentation for gaming devices.
• Work with a team consisting of artists, technical artists, software engineers, mathematicians, sound designers, and producers to design, document, and develop new game concepts.
• Support game development by reviewing games and documenting defects and design changes at various milestones to ensure graphics, presentations, and game performance is implemented as designed.
• Support games from concept to release phase by working closely with the game development team.
• The completion of at least two original game concepts per year from the team.

Qualifications Required

• High school or equivalent. College degree preferred.
• Strong drawing, illustration, composition, storyboarding, character design, logo design, animation (2D and 3D) and design skills. Sound experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, After Effects, and 3ds Max or equivalent 3D modeling and animation program.
• Experience with Spine, Illustrator, ZBrush, and Unity is a plus.
• Possess knowledge of various art styles and trends.
• Knowledge of the gaming industry is also helpful.
• Must be able to produce artwork with technical accuracy in a timely manner with top quality craftsmanship, and work in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, good oral and written communications skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to meet or exceed set project milestones and deadlines (self-motivated), which will entail extra work time as needed (work hours beyond a normal work week).

When Applying: Please submit a cover letter and a link(s) to your demo reel, plus your best illustration samples along with your application.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities other than those stated above.

About King Show Games

Founded in 1998, King Show Games is a Minnesota based company providing entertaining video games that are played around the world. Our growing company consists of talented artists, engineers, mathematicians and producers that have created over 200 games. Our Company Beliefs consist of four principles:

THINK BIG – Think outside the box; strive to be successful.

BE FRANK – Be open and sincere in your dealings with others; be forthright.

FIGHT HARD – Believe in your ideas; speak up for your convictions.

After the call, MOVE AS A TEAM!

King Show Games offers competitive salaries and remote work options as well as a full range of comprehensive benefits including a bonus plan, medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance, and a matching 401k.

King Show Games embraces diversity and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer. We pride ourselves on creating an environment that is built on integrity, openness, involvement, fairness, respect and courtesy.