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Mid-level/Senior Game Artist

Rovio Entertainment Corporation

Uusimaa, Finland (Hybrid)

Mid-level/Senior Game Artist

1 Month ago • 4-12 Years

About the job

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Rovio is looking for a talented Game Artist to join their team and work on a new puzzle game. You'll be responsible for creating and refining high-quality 2D and 3D assets, UI elements, animations, and VFX. Must-have skills include proficiency in 3D modeling, Unity, and strong UI design skills.

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer? Click here.

Are you a talented and passionate Game Artist ready to make a significant impact on a new puzzle game project? We’re looking for a creative individual to join our team as we gear up for a global launch. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of creating and refining high-quality 2D and 3D assets, with a strong emphasis on key game features and UI elements.

You’ll be responsible for developing amazing VFX and smooth animations using Unity animation controller and Spine, and ensuring that all assets are properly integrated and optimized within Unity. Collaboration with programmers, animators, and tech artists will be key as you work to create visually compelling and user-friendly interfaces that enhance the player experience.

Do you think you've got what it takes—and a portfolio to prove it? Make sure to send it our way; we can’t wait to see it!

You will have impact and fun at work by doing:

Create and polish high-quality 2D and 3D assets, focusing on UI elements and other game features, ensuring they support game mechanics and core elements.
Create and refine animations using Unity animation controller and Spine, ensuring smooth and engaging motion for UI elements and other in-game assets.
Import and set up assets within the Unity engine, working closely with programmers, animators, and tech artists to ensure they function as intended.
Assist and guide other team members in effective Unity workflows, ensuring assets are optimized and correctly implemented.
Create visually compelling and user-friendly interfaces for new game mechanics, features, and events.
Work closely with UX Designers, Designers, Programmers, and other team members to ensure a cohesive and high-quality player experience.
Develop illustrations to enhance UI elements where necessary, ensuring consistency with the game’s visual style.
Ensure all assets and animations align with the established art style throughout the development process.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

Portfolio and past project examples to show that demonstrate a good eye for style, quality and and key individual contributor skills
Strong skills at creating game assets and UI Layouts.
Great working proficiency on at least one 3D modeling package (Blender, 3DSMax, Maya, etc.)
Good proficiency in Unity for making game arts, e.g. importing assets, optimizing and setting up assets, atlases, timeline, particles, etc.
Empathy and ability to understand the point of view of others, especially the players.
Strong understanding of color, shape language and layouts.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.

At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at recruitment@rovio.com.

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Rovio Entertainment Corporation is a global mobile-first games company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games, which have been downloaded over 5 billion times. Rovio is best known for the global Angry Birds brand, which started as a popular mobile game in 2009, and has since evolved from games to various entertainment, animations and consumer products in brand licensing. Rovio has produced The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and its sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2 was released in 2019. The company offers multiple mobile games and has eight game studios – one in Espoo (Finland), one in Stockholm (Sweden), one in Copenhagen (Denmark), one in Barcelona (Spain), two in Montreal and one in Toronto (Canada). The studios also include a subsidiary in Izmir (Turkey) called Ruby Games, which was acquired in 2021. Most of the employees are based in Finland where Rovio is headquartered. The company’s shares are listed on the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki stock exchange with the trading code ROVIO. Sega Europe Limited has acquired more than 90 percent of Rovio’s issued and outstanding shares and will delist the company from NASDAQ Helsinki stock exchange as soon as permitted under applicable laws.