2D Game Artist Co-op (May - Aug 2025 term)

1 Month ago • All levels • 2D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

This internship offers a chance for art students (graduating after September 2025) to gain mobile game studio experience. The role involves creating production-level 2D art assets, characters, and contributing to in-game events and promotions for the social mobile game "Party in my Dorm". Collaboration with designers, engineers, and other artists is key. The intern will learn about the entire mobile game production pipeline, creating art seen by millions. Compensation is CAD $5,000/month.
Must have:
  • Versatile art styles & genres
  • Strong understanding of art principles
  • Interest in social mobile gaming
  • Excellent communication & time management
  • Interest in fashion/design trends
Good to have:
  • Game development experience
  • Collaborative environment experience
  • Photoshop experience
Perks:
  • Flexible, safe, inclusive environment
  • Autonomy and ownership
  • Supportive leadership
  • Competitive compensation
  • Focus on health and wellbeing

Job Details

2D Game Artist Co-op (May - Aug 2025)

Who we are

A Thinking Ape builds communities through mobile games with emergent social play and original IP. We released our first game in 2009 and have been profitable and growing every year since. Our small teams have a big focus on ownership and data-driven decision-making. Our portfolio of games are growing and we are scaling our team to bring our games to more players.

The job

This is an exciting opportunity for a current Art student at a Canadian post secondary institution graduating later than September 2025 looking to gain experience at a mobile game studio. Your work will play an essential role in creating exciting new content that millions of people love and use every day. You will have the chance to learn about the entire mobile game production pipeline and create art that will be used and seen by millions of players around the world. You will join a team that is operating a live mobile game, and will work with game designers, engineers and resident artists. Compensation for this role is CAD $5,000 / month.

The team

You’ll be working on the Live Operations team, on the social mobile game “Party in my Dorm”. You will join a team made up of engineers, artists, and game designers working across our live games and will work in collaboration with many other roles on the team.

Things you will work on

  • Create production-level art assets, concepts, and characters
  • Contribute to the creation of different in-game events and promotions
  • Work side-by-side with other ATA artists to create 2D art for our existing products

The primary qualifications we’re looking for are

  • You have the versatility to conceptualize various art styles and genres and your portfolio shows this
  • You have a strong understanding of art principles and elements, especially human anatomy
  • You are interested in the social mobile gaming industry
  • You are an excellent communicator and know how to manage your own time
  • You have an interest in fashion and/or design trends

Some other things that help are

  • Have worked on any games
  • Have worked in collaborative, cross-functional environments
  • Have any experience working in Photoshop

What to Include in Your Application

  • Yes, we do need your resume 😊
  • Your portfolio - show us your work from school, internships and any personal work you’ve done on your own, at a game jam or anywhere else.

Remote work

We have committed to a remote approach. This means our roles are currently open to candidates who can work in Canada between the core hours of 11am - 4pm PST.

While everyone on our team is different, to thrive here you should…

  • Be self motivated, take pride in your work and enjoy huge amounts of ownership
  • Set aside your ego and collaborate with your coworkers in order to create something better than any one person could individually
  • Challenge your own assumptions and use data to make decisions whenever possible
  • Be passionate about teaching others what you know and continuing your own growth every day
  • Not be afraid to fail–you experiment and learn from your mistakes

What’s in it for you

At ATA you’re offered a flexible, safe, inclusive environment in which you have the autonomy to do your best work, surrounded by a strong team and with the encouragement of supportive leadership that doesn’t just care what you’re doing, but how you’re doing. You’re trusted, respected, listened to, cared for and valued. You take on thought-provoking projects and tackle fun problems alongside people who are equally invested in making meaningful contributions and seeing new ideas come to life. You know how your work aligns with the company’s goals. Your career is given the space and resources to progress. You accomplish things that make you proud. You are compensated competitively, your health and wellbeing are top priorities and you enjoy plenty of perks. You build communities, take ownership, have wonderful arguments, let the best ideas win and keep growing. You don’t just work for ATA, you are an integral part of ATA.

Our commitment to inclusion

We build social strategy games. To do this to the best of our abilities, we need a workforce that reflects the diverse player communities we serve. We believe a variety of perspectives and experiences allows us to make better decisions and understand the needs of our players. We work hard to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and feel like they belong at ATA.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet every qualification and let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

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