Job Description
The Company
AGS is a fun, exciting, and growing company focused on making amazing slot machine games. What is a slot machine game you ask? Well, it’s like an Xbox video game except people can win real money.
The Artist will work as part of a team of Artists & Sound Designers that drive the game asset creation & development of our products. The position is responsible for creating art concepts & graphical assets and to work both independently and collaboratively in delivering artwork for quality games.
What you will be doing.
- Making games with a diverse team of Game Designers, Artists, Sound Designers and Engineers.
- Creating graphic compositions, logos, symbol illustrations, menus, UIs and buttons.
- Brainstorming and conceptualizing ideas (producing concept sketches and quick concept edits).
- Working with Game Designers and Artists to implement the team's vision of the game.
- Collaborating with art team regarding best practices and processes relating to game development.
- Contributing to process improvements to increase productivity and the visual quality of the games.
- Keeping abreast of new graphic techniques, trends, and styles in the industry.
Your strengths.
- Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent work experience.
- 2+ years of professional experience in a related field.
- Skills with Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Animation and Alienbrain experience is a plus.
- Excellent knowledge of design basics (lighting, composition, perspective, texturing, colors, etc.)
- Ability to create art and animation for all game aspects (screen layout, symbol sets, etc.) with minimal guidance.
- Understand how to design art for various themes and platforms.
- Strong work ethics and professionalism.
- Ability to complete assigned tasks on time.
- Excellent communication skills and organizational skills.
- Strong customer focused mind.
- Follow guidelines and directions from the Art Director.
Also, would be great if you could…
- Have traditional 2D animation experience.
- Have experience using AI software.
- Have experience using 3D software package.
- Have previous slot gaming industry experience.
- Have excellent communication skills and organizational skills.
- Can take and give constructive feedback.
- Have previous gaming industry experience.
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously and be flexible in the ever-changing environment of a fast-growing company.
- Be self-motivated and proactive to get stuff done.