Full time Senior / Lead Artist at Sproing in Vienna, Austria
We're looking for a hands on Senior Artist or Lead Artist to join our studio in Vienna, Austria (onsite, 38.5h/week).
Sproing is an independent game developer who has worked on big name franchises such as Asterix, Angry Birds and Chuck Norris, and we're looking for artists to help out with our new projects. We are looking for someone to help define the vision and workflow for new projects, and guide artists to finish great looking games on time and budget. You'll need to be a good artist who can work hands on and lead by example over the life span of the project. Good communication skills and a global view are vital, as you'll be working with designers, programmers and more to create games that the team can be proud of.
You'll enjoy this job if you want to:
- Develop world class visuals in a small team environment
- Help define the vision and art style for new game worlds and existing franchises
- Devise techniques and pipelines to get great looking games done on time
- Guide a talented team of artists and outsourcers to achieve a consistent vision
- Create hands on artwork to take games from concept to completion
For this job we need you to have:
- Excellent ability in on or more of concept, graphic design or UI art, and a desire to keep improving
- Previous experience directing or leading games artists
- Experience defining art styles and creating worlds or characters
- The drive to deliver great looking games and motivate your team.
- Ability to adapt and approach problems creatively
- An interest in modern games and what makes a good one work
- Fluent English
We'd love it if you have some of these:
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience with tech art or animation
- Experience briefing and directing outsourcers
- Experience working with Unity or Unreal
- EU citizenship or valid work permit
We offer:
- Diverse area of responsibility
- International work environment
- Young and young at heart team
- Pleasant and family-friendly work atmosphere
- Good public transport connection
If this sounds like you, this is a great opportunity to work in a creative environment and have a genuine impact on our projects, big and small. We'd love to see your portfolio so we can see examples of your best professional and personal work, we're interested in high quality artwork, originality and a variety of styles. Please send your application to Tanja Gönye at jobs@sproing.com.
More about Sproing at www.sproing.com.
Austrian work law binds us to indicate the legal minimum wage for each advertised position. For the position, the mimimum salary would be gross EUR 2.332- per month, 14 salaries per year (Kollektivvertrag IT, ST1 / Einstieg). The salary can be higher to recognize a candidate’s experience and skill level.