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WhaleTap LLC, a small game developer located in New York, NY, is currently seeking to expand our Remote Development Team. You will be working with a small, agile, and tightly knit team that is engaged and passionate about making the best game experiences possible. Candidates should have a love of games and enjoy working in active, collaborative teams.

[PAID] 2D Artist & Animator (POSITION OPEN as of 03/27/2015)

Job Description

WhaleTap LLC is looking for an 2D Artist/Animator for a football sports game. This individual will be in charge of generating the look for our game and its assets as well as creating final in-game artwork and placeholder artwork as needed. This artist needs to be flexible enough artistically to handle 2D art, animation, icons, advertising, et cetera.

Responsibilities

• Provide relevant concept art for characters, environments, props and/or effects

• Develop 2D visual assets using Photoshop, Illustrator and comparable tools

• Create 2D animations for key gameplay events, characters and environments

• Communicate effectively and proactively with other team members

• Demonstrate a positive, adaptive attitude and effective time management skills

• Participate in art reviews and respond to critical feedback in a professional manner

Requirements

• Outstanding skills in Photoshop, Illustrator or comparable 2D software packages

• Strong foundational skills in 2D animation and its applications in game development

• Be able to create, adapt and follow stylistic guidelines

• Excellent design skills, including the effective use of shape, color, form, lighting and composition

• Quick ideation and sketching ability

• Ability to communicate visually, and to identify and define visual design issues and solutions

• Must be able to work in a collaborative and Agile development environment

• Strong passion for gaming (particularly mobile games!)

• Online portfolio consisting of current personal and recent professional work

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Bonus

• Experience with 2D game development

• Experience with Unity3D

• Experience in Spine or other bone-based 2D animation packages

• One or more shipped games, preferably on iOS/Android

• Passion and enjoyment of American Football and other Sports related games