This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it is safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Project: Mobile Games

OPM’s client is currently recruiting for a Lead Artist to join to join development on their high-end mobile social games with their team in The Netherlands.

The successful candidate will have a passion for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and be able to adopt various art styles for different products and audiences.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong experience leading a creative team
• Expertise of artistic base principles such as shape, colour, contrast
• Comprehensive experience with 2D and 3D creation tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Blender)
• Solid skills with version control software (SVN, Git, Perforce)
• Proven understanding of development art pipelines, naming conventions, best practices
• Fluent verbal and written English

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish the game's art style by providing visual concepts, references, mood boards
• Design dazzling 2D and 3D content ranging from UI visuals to FX, and other in-game assets
• Deliver regular reviews and feedback with consistent direction for the art team
• Guide other artists in best practices, processes, and procedures
• Cooperate with the team to conceive, pitch and scope exciting new features and games

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Strong understanding of what makes social games work
• Understanding of UX design; wire frames, screen flows
• Experience with Adobe XD, Phaser, HTML 5, Unity, Unreal Engine 4
• Managing outsourcing vendors
• Experience with developing interactive AR / VR content

COMPANY BENEFITS:

• Flexible working hours
• 26 Standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more
• Up to 30% income tax reduction for eligible expats
• Relocation cost reimbursement available
• Free pension plan
• The newest VR hardware which you can borrow

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call directly today on +44 1206 214 413!

Tagged as: Dutch, Lead Artist, Mobile