FREEDOM OF PLAY
From our bootstrapped start in our college apartments in 2008, we've grown into a venture-backed mobile gaming studio with a talented team of 60 people. Our free-to-play mobile games are played by more than a million people around the world every day.
We've been written up in the New York Times and Forbes, and our workplace has been named a “Top Developer” by Google, and a “Best Place to Work” and “Madison's Favorite Tech Startup” by our local community.
Our culture is fast-moving, fun, and highly collaborative, with experienced professionals from across the game industry. It would be great to hear from you even if you don't see a position open that fits your background as we're always networking with industry professionals. Come grow with us!
Position Summary:
PerBlue is looking for a talented and experienced 2D Artist to join our team. We’re a quickly growing independent studio whose free-to-play midcore mobile games have been played by millions people around the world, including our award-winning Disney Heroes: Battle Modegame.
Our cross-functional and collaborative team has experience across the videogame industry. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, we also work remotely throughout the United States and Canada for an unmatched quality of life and work.
In this position, you'll help deliver amazing experiences to our mobile game fans around the world! Working closely with our art leads, you'll be deeply involved in creating and refining the artistic style of our games.
What you'll bring:
- 4+ years as a professional 2D artist creating finished concept art for shipped, financially successful shipped games
- A refined portfolio of characters, icons, and environments for these games
- Core understanding of art fundamentals, including color theory, shape language, readability, and values
- Passion for the challenge of creating and optimizing 2D assets for the mobile game experience
- Jira or other enterprise project management solutions
Who you are:
- Deep understanding of visual development and design for game production and live operations
- Great visual, written, and verbal communicator who can drive the work forward in a remote, cross-continent studio setting
- Strong orientation toward collaboration and cross-studio teamwork
- Expert in 2D art software, conversant in 3D packages, experienced Jira end-user (or other PM software)
- Working knowledge of Unity
Other characteristics to highlight in your application:
- Familiarity with the constraints and opportunities in character-driven mobile RPG/strategy games
- Experience working with external art vendors, specifically paintover experience
If you're thinking that your past experiences don't meet every single one of our requirements and preferences perfectly, please still consider applying for this role. We seek diversity in people, experiences, and perspectives, and we're committed to building a genuine, diverse, and inclusive workplace. If you clicked into this posting and you're excited about this role, you may just be the candidate we're looking for, so go on and apply!
Compensation and Benefits:
We are a Remote First company headquartered in downtown Madison, Wisconsin with team members based around North America. We offer a competitive base salary; an incentive bonus plan; 6+ weeks of paid time off; comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; a well-matched 401k; flexible hours; and a variety of other perks including daily lunch delivery.
You'll be part of a passionate, welcoming, and collaborative team that has received several “Best Place to Work” awards by a variety of publications. We are headquartered in the vibrant neighborhood around beautiful downtown Madison.