About the role
Company Overview
IGG Canada is a division of IGG (I Got Games), a global interactive digital entertainment company specializing in the development and operation of mobile games. Founded in 2006, the company established its Canadian studio in 2013 at 988 West Broadway, Vancouver. The studio provides a high-tech environment for creativity and collaboration, with proximity to the downtown skyline, coastal mountains, and English Bay.
Role Details
- Position: 2D Generalist (Mobile Game)
- Project: 3D simulation mobile game
- Reporting Line: Lead 2D Artist
- Hiring Level: Experienced
- Start Date: ASAP
- Location: 988 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1K7 (Fully on-site)
- Salary Range: $55,000 - $90,000 annually (negotiable based on skills and experience)
Employment Terms
- Less than 1 year of relevant experience: Initial 3-month contract
- 1-3 years of relevant experience: Initial 1-year contract
- More than 3 years of relevant experience: Permanent position
- Note: Contract durations are subject to individual assessment and may vary based on specific qualifications and experience.
Job Responsibilities
- Create character and environment concepts aligned with the project's stylized 3D cartoon art direction.
- Develop organic and hard surface textures to achieve desired visual aesthetics for characters, props, and environments.
- Produce high-quality rendered 2D assets to support the 3D art pipeline.
- Generate mood paintings, animation designs, and prop concepts.
- Rapidly sketch and produce digital illustrations to visualize initial project ideas.
- Enhance existing illustrations with screenshot paint-overs and retakes to refine project direction.
- Communicate visual concepts effectively within the team.
- Iterate on concepts to ensure alignment with the artistic vision.
- Develop detailed sketches from selected concepts.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Portfolio/Showreel: Must demonstrate strong character and environment artwork reflecting a stylized 3D cartoon art direction.
- Tools: Proficiency in digital art tools such as Photoshop, Painter, or equivalent.
- Skills:
- Ability to iterate quickly on concepts with input from the Team Lead.
- Openness to receiving and providing constructive criticism.
- Strong understanding of mood, lighting, form, shape, and composition in conveying artistic intent.
- Keen eye for environmental design, including light, value, color, staging, and detail.
- Ability to translate ideas from concept to real-time game content.
- Solid foundation in traditional art, encompassing figure drawing, landscape painting, and illustration.
- Soft Skills: Self-motivated, effective communicator, enthusiastic team player, and willingness to share knowledge.
- Legal: Legally eligible to work in Canada without employer sponsorship.
- Bonus Assets:
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Gemini and ChatGPT.
- Experience in creating cartoon-style artwork for a female-oriented or lifestyle-focused game.
Hiring Process
- Resume and portfolio/showreel review, focusing on character and environment artwork.
- Art test to demonstrate skills and approach to the role.
- Interviews to meet the team and discuss experience and qualifications.
- Professional reference check conducted with consent.
- Formal offer subject to satisfactory reference check results and internal approval.
Compensation and Benefits
- 13 days of accrued paid vacation and 5 paid sick days annually.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage (after 3 months).
- Active Living Benefit and Training/Development fee reimbursement (after 3 months).
- Paid statutory holidays.
- Paid holiday closure between Christmas and New Year's.
- RRSP matching (after 1 year).
- Monthly commuter allowance (after 3 months).
- Monthly team lunches.
- Festival bonuses and gifts.
- Gifts for employees’ children.
- Employee referral bonuses.
Office and Team Perks
- Bike parking and company-paid parking.
- Regular working hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (includes paid lunch break).
- On-site entertainment facilities and gym.
- Casual dress code.
- Employee discounts at nearby restaurants and cafés via company partnerships.
- Company-funded employee-led clubs, social activities, and community initiatives.
- Snacks and drinks provided.