2D Artist

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

Rovio Toronto is a human-scale studio of passionate gamers with a track record of building fresh fun games with iconic brands. Our focus is mobile with ambitions to grow beyond as new opportunities arise. Being small keeps us agile and gives everyone meaningful ownership. We value transparency and candour empowering each other to do our best work supported by a hybrid model and a strong sense of community.

Were looking for a creative and versatile 2D Artist to join our vibrant Rovio Toronto team creators of Angry Birds Bounce on Apple Arcade and an unannounced new project.

This role blends concept and production work: youll help design characters props and environments while also creating polished in-game assets UI elements and marketing artwork. Beyond asset creation youll play a key role in helping establish and refine the visual vision for the project working with the Lead Artist and the rest of the team to ensure everything feels cohesive on-brand and engaging for players.

This is an open vacancy with a salary range of 70000 - 90000 CAD/year. At this stage we are primarily focusing our search on candidates based in the local region.

Join us and help us build a culture of trust passion and innovation!

You will have impact and fun at work by:

Create concept art for characters props backgrounds environments and other game elements to support visual development
Produce polished 2D assets for use in-game including UI elements icons and illustrations
Contribute to marketing and promotional artwork ensuring consistency with the games brand and style
Work closely with the Lead Artist to maintain a unified visual direction and brand identity
Collaborate with artists designers and developers to provide references paintovers and asset support
Participate in reviews and incorporate feedback effectively

Experience and skills we are looking for:

3 years of professional experience as a 2D artist ideally in the games industry
Strong portfolio demonstrating skills in concept art illustration and polished production assets
Proficiency in industry-standard software (e.g. Photoshop Illustrator Procreate or similar)
Ability to adapt to and work within an established brand/IP
Understanding of how 2D art supports the game production pipeline
Strong communication and collaboration skills

It would be nice if you also have the following skills:

A passion for video game development
Has shipped one or more mobile games
Experience working across multiple artistic disciplines such as 3d Modeling animation VFX graphic design or motion graphics
Experience with storyboarding animatics or pre-visualization

$70000 - $90000 a year

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At Rovio we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions 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 atemailprotected.

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Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employerClick here.Rovio Toronto is a human-scale studio of passionate gamers with a track record of building fresh fun games with iconic brands. Our focus is mobile with ambitions...