£30K/yr to £34K/yr
East Staffordshire, England
Permanent, Variable

Graphic Artist

Posted by GSA Techsource Ltd.

If you are looking to join a high tech industry with a well established and world leading gaming company that rewards you with progression, then look no further!

Our client is looking for a creative Graphic Artist to join their studio and work collaboratively with the Development and Design teams to deliver the creative vision to the highest quality, on time and on budget.

This is a hybrid working role, working two days in their Burton upon Trent office.

Main Responsibilities

  • To create game assets in 2D
  • To story board animations and then create those animations
  • To follow the graphical style and theme to ultimately deliver the creative vision of the Design team
  • To deliver the art quality required by the Head of Art and Animation
  • Create concept art and participate in the Design process as required
  • To adhere to the UX and Graphical standards as specified by design
  • To develop an understanding and empathy fro games so that production art, UX's and animation is "correct first time"

Required skills and experience:

  • A minimum of 5 years experience in commercial art creation role
  • A strong portfolio and ability to demonstrate that ability as part of the interview process
  • Technical expertise in the tools used to create the production artwork e.g. Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator
  • The ability to draw and illustrate, specifically digital painting
  • To be able to demonstrate a collaborative approach
  • To show a degree of flexibility towards working hours, from time to time, in order to meet production deadlines

Rewards:

  • Udemy account for professional and personal development content anytime and anywhere.
  • Employee discounts, including entry to attractions, theme parks, shopping, gifts, holiday discounts.
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
  • Discretionary bonus scheme.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Life assurance.
  • Share scheme.
  • Salary sacrifice schemes, covering childcare vouchers, cycle to work and pension contributions.
  • Private health care savings scheme.
  • Regular socials, including Christmas and Summer parties.
  • Birthday day off
  • Annual leave buy and sell (up to five days per year)

They really do take care of their staff, and it's the reason many stay there for a very long time. If you like the sound of this opportunity please don't hesitate to get in touch, as we will be shortlisting for this role next week.

GSA Techsource Ltd operates as an Employment Agency when recruiting for permanent vacancies, and an Employment Business when recruiting for contract vacancies. All contract rates quoted are to Ltd companies.