2D Game Artist

📋 Description

• As part of our team, you will play a crucial role in shaping our creative vision and visual style, guiding Chess.com towards a more playful and engaging art direction.

• Your contributions will be integral to various product and branding projects, ensuring a unified and compelling visual identity.

• Your daily tasks will involve crafting illustrative assets that not only embody our vision but also bring delight to our players on their Chess journey.

• Collaboration with product, animation, motion design, and engineering teams will be key in bringing these assets to life.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in designing vector artwork with precision using tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Figma

• Strong skills in 2D art and illustration, with a deep understanding of Photoshop

• Exceptional eye for composition, perspective, color theory, and guiding visual focus

• Comfortable creating various art assets including environments, objects, characters, and more

• Imagination and creativity to shape a unique creative world and interactive products

• Adaptable to different art styles while maintaining consistency and flexibility

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a gaming setting

• Quick learner with the ability to grasp new technical concepts efficiently

• Strong time management skills to meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment

• Excellent team player, capable of autonomously delivering pipeline tasks with support

• Versatile, flexible, and proactive in a fast-paced setting

• A portfolio demonstrating suitability for the role

• Desired: Familiarity with animation pipelines for game assets and motion design tools like Lottie, Rive, or CSS

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere