Mind Control is Hiring
Lead Artist
November 12, 2009
We are a rapidly growing, award winning game developer, looking for a talented and experienced Lead Artist to join us in developing top-quality computer games.
Mind-Control offers a fun and challenging environment with great compensation and benefits.
Job Responsibilities:
You must have a passion to make great games, be able to manage and lead artists, both local and remote, to produce top quality game content, and enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment.
As a Lead Artist you will be responsible for driving overall concept design and defining artistic style to ensure a highly polished, target audience-appropriate look for all game projects. You must possess good organizational skills, strong leadership skills, and have demonstrated exceptional technical skills while in a similar role on at least one shipped PC or web game.
In addition, you will be called upon to use the latest 2D and 3D software in the creation of concept art and finished game art for environments, characters, animations, UI, and props. You will collaborate with other team members to find production solutions that uphold the vision of the game and adhere to established technical requirements, as well as provide feedback on all aspects of the studio’s game development to ensure the success of the different game projects.
Requirements
5+ years game industry experience in an artist or lead artist role.
Experience with multiple game art production disciplines i.e. environments, props, effects, animation, characters etc.
Proven ability to produce high quality game content including a strong portfolio.
Solid project management skills with a proven ability to simultaneously manage an in-house team and outsourcing efforts.
Demonstrated experience defining the art style and concept for a game or virtual world.
Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self-motivated and self-managed with a high degree of analytical ability and intellectual curiosity.
Absolute Passion for playing and making high quality games.
Ability to work well in a team environment and to collaborate with remote team members.
Knowledge of game production pipeline.
Preferred
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience in brand or world creation.
Experienced in playing a wide variety of current video games including console, PC, mobile and web.
Experienced in playing a wide variety table top games.
Experience working with a broad range of high-end 2D and 3D third-party content creation tools.
Mind Control Software is located in beautiful Marin County, twenty minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Please send a cover letter, resume and salary history to mcsjobs@mind-control.com. Applications will be kept confidential.