Junior Artist - Social Games - San Mateo, CA

 

Do you have what it takes to be a Chocoholic?
We are looking for a Junior Artist to contribute to the development of innovative social games for Digital Chocolate.

Digital Chocolate is the world's most efficient producer of high quality, original games across mass-market casual platforms. With offices in San Mateo, Helsinki, Bangalore, and Barcelona, the company offers more than 60 award-winning games, including Tower Bloxx and AvaPeeps, with a focus on casual, social, and mobile play that is offered globally over both wired and wireless networks. Digital Chocolate was founded in 2003 by CEO Trip Hawkins, who was also the founder and CEO of Electronic Arts. In addition to leading the industry in awards for its mobile games, the company known as "DChoc" has itself won more than 10 awards in the last two years including Best Game Developer of the Year awards from both IGN.com and Mobile Entertainment and inclusion in The Red Herring Global 100. For more information, please visit www.digitalchocolate.com.

Although we are an established company, we have maintained the spirit, camaraderie and teamwork of a startup. Every employee can see how he or she contributes to the company’s success – and be recognized for it.

The Job:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 1-3 years of experience
  • Experience creating a broad range of art styles in both 2D and 3D
  • Solid understanding of color
  • Solid understanding of game UI is desirable
  • Solid foundation in art skills
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize and work on multiple games and platforms simultaneously
  • Ability to take something from concept to completion
  • Experience developing games desirable
  • Experienced with Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and similar
  • Specific Flash and Maya knowledge is a plus
  • Work samples required

 

How to Apply:

If this looks like your dream job, please email your resume to the sm-careers@digitalchocolate.com. Include your name, and the words "Lead Artist" in the subject of your message. Please paste a copy of your resume in the body of the email.
Please note that relocation assistance is not offered.


Posted 9 Oct 2009 2:34 PM by admin
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