Senior 2D Artist - Generalist

Summary

Join Snowed in Studios, a Keywords Studios company in Ottawa, Canada, as a Senior 2D Artist. You'll collaborate with client studios on AAA game projects, creating a wide range of 2D assets. This role requires 6+ years of professional experience in video game art or animation with shipped titles on various platforms. You'll work with various art styles, collaborate with teams, and integrate assets in-engine. Snowed in Studios offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care, generous leave policies, RRSP matching, and a supportive team environment. The position is remote or hybrid, requiring residency in Ontario or Quebec.

Requirements

• 6+ years professional experience in video game art or animation
• Shipped game title(s) on mobile, console and/or PC
• Experience working directly with external clients and stakeholders
• Experience with modern game engines such as Unity, Unreal Engine and/or proprietary game engines
• Ability to match art styles and create assets consistent with existing IP
• Experience in multiple aspects of digital 2D art: concept art, production assets, design diagrams, storyboards, graphic design, marketing illustration etc

Responsibilities

• Work closely with client studios to bring their games and features to realization
• Work with other artists and directors to create beautiful, game-ready art assets
• Collaborate with stakeholders to realize their vision
• Work in a variety of realistic and stylized art styles to create character, environment, vehicle and prop concepts and assets
• Visually develop new art styles in addition to matching existing art styles
• Work with artists, designers and developers in-engine to integrate and optimize art assets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading art teams
• 3D art experience
• Animation or cinematics experience
• In-engine lighting experience

Benefits

• Opportunities work in triple-A, in a no-crunch modern studio with a relaxed atmosphere and a variety of work
• Comprehensive benefits package that covers Dental Care, Health Care (including out of country coverage), Vision Care, Long Term Disability, Physio, Massage etc
• Generous leave policies include 4 weeks paid vacation (plus 1 week over the Holiday Season), unlimited sick leave and 2 paid personal days. We also provide parental leave top-up and an Employee and Family Assistance Plan that offer 24/7 free and confidential help with your physical and mental health
• RRSP Matching
• A dynamic and supportive team environment with a range of experience and an amazing culture – we have board game nights, movie nights, arcade tournaments, and more to help blow off steam and hang out together
• The opportunity to build or expand your career the way you want to, in a smaller studio connected to a global studio family
• A sweet hoodie!