Senior 2D Character Artist

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At Wooga, we are very proud of the diverse, creative and friendly environment we have established and we believe you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. Each of our Woogas plays an important role in our success as a company and in shaping our culture. We really value our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, excellent craftsmanship, truly collaborative way of working, and the values we strive to live up to every day. We create joyful experiences that awaken our players’ desire to see what happens next. Based in the heart of Berlin, with over 300 employees from around the world, we work together to create high-quality casual games with engaging stories at the core of the experience.

As a 2D Character Artist at Wooga you will work closely with designers, engineers, product managers, producers, writers and other artists to create visually stunning, game characters for Wooga’s hit game - June's Journey!

About the role:

• Ensure high-quality, photorealistic character designs with accurate anatomy and attention to detail.
• Collaborate with writing and peers from character team to create a compelling cast for new storylines of June’s Journey, capturing personality, history and emotion.
• Create convincing characters poses and expressions and set them up in animation ready files
• Create illustrations of compelling story moments with the games characters
• Maintain consistency with the established art style, whilst infusing creativity and freshness within the realm of the style.
• Collaborating with team in maintaining and updating documentation

About you:

• You have a strong portfolio of realistic character designs with accurate anatomy and a great sense of costume design, showing quality, taste, and the ability to create a photorealistic/believable look.
• You demonstrate a strong understanding of scale, proportion, human anatomy, surface properties, and the distribution and purpose of detail.
• You possess excellent rendering and design skills with the ability to adapt to established styles.
• You can effectively apply colour theory to evoke mood/character appeal.
• You have proficient digital illustration skills with an advanced understanding of Photoshop.
• You have experience working effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives and ensure alignment across departments.
• You can provide respectful and actionable feedback to colleagues and welcome constructive feedback given to you, with the ultimate goal of improving team performance and outcomes. 

Please note: Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the gaming industry (eg: women) tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Wooga, the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.

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• Shape the future! Challenge the status quo and team up with a diverse group of experts (over 57 nationalities!) working on crafting the world’s best games.
• We offer a generous relocation package and home search support if you are not already located in Berlin. Did we mention that we also cooperate with Kindergartens?
• Make use of a significant education budget and extra days off for self-development. Join our meet-ups, talks, brown bag lunches, internal trainings, workshops and many others.
• Enjoy the yoga, mindfulness app, sports and transport subsidies. And a Purpose Day to donate your time to a worthy cause!
• Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other.
• With our hybrid work model you will work in the office with your teams twice a week, to encourage in-person collaboration and team bonding The other three days you can choose if you want to work from home or from the office. We also offer 10 days a year to work from abroad. We got your back!

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