The rumors are true — we’re looking to fill 2 positions to join our team in south Durham, North Carolina! Interested candidates should email us at jobs@elephantmouse.com with your resume and details on games shipped (and, for Art Director position, a link to your online portfolio).

Game Designer

We’re looking for a passionate game designer who is passionate about creating truly new game experiences for casual smartphone users. The ideal candidate is obsessed with designing new gameplay mechanics and systems and distilling experiences so they’re accessible to everyday smartphone users.

Sweet, Sweet Perks

• Competitive annual salary
• Paid + wicked-good medical and dental health care
• Flexible work hours
• All the tech gadgetry you desire
• Reimbursement for partial move expenses

Duties

• Propose novel, new gameplay concepts for iOS that push the envelope in terms of uniqueness
• Design, balance, and iterate on fresh, new mobile gameplay mechanics and systems
• Create game design docs that communicate and document your vision to the team
• Work with art and engineering to create game prototypes to test out ideas
• Own gameplay design process from prototype to post-launch updates
• Responsible for level design

Required Skills and Attributes

• Must be willing to relocate to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area
• Deep passion for creating truly new game experiences for everyday smartphone users
• Experience designing premium or free mobile games for casual, mass-market audiences
• Shipped 2+ games for any platform
• Unity 3D engine familiarity/experience a plus
• Thrive in a small team environment
• 1+ years’ experience in gaming industry

Interested Game Designer candidates should e-mail us with prior work experience and details of shipped game titles.

Art Director

We are looking for a talented artist or designer to join our growing team in Durham, North Carolina as Art Director. The ideal candidate has proven success shipping at least 2 mobile games in an art direction and artist capacity, and is looking to make his or her mark with unique, stylized games on the iOS App Store.

Sweet, Sweet Perks

• Competitive annual salary
• Paid + wicked-good medical and dental health care
• Flexible work hours
• All the tech gadgetry you desire
• Reimbursement for partial move expenses

Duties

• Define, execute, and nurture artistic vision for single-player mobile titles
• Work with engineers to implement artistic vision during prototyping and production
• Assist and spearhead new game concepts and ideas
• Create art assets during production
• Manage staff and contract artists

Required Skills and Attributes

• Must be willing to relocate to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area
• Experience as a 3D artist
• Unity 3D engine experience a big plus
• Solid general design skills, in addition to UX, art skills a plus
• 2D art skills a plus
• Unbelievable portfolio of unbelievable awesomeness (no pressure!)
• Thrive in a small team environment
• 2+ years’ experience in gaming industry

Interested Art Director candidates should e-mail us with prior work experience and a link to your art/design portfolio.