Game Artist (Concept Focus), Clash of Clans

We are looking for a passionate and experienced generalist Game Artist with a focus on 2D concept art to join the Clash of Clans art team. The Clash of Clans art team is highly distributed with more than 80% of the team working externally. While this team is external, every artist is treated equally. The focus on the internal artists is on making new things, envisioning the possibilities of the future and making the first prototypes and shipping the first version of a new feature. The external artists are the powerhouse behind consistent and repeatable delivery of ongoing asset production. You are the spark that brings the impossible to life and ignites the ongoing production of assets.

Working in the Clash of Clans art team is different. You are expected to seek feedback, not approval, meaning you need to be highly autonomous, working within a completely flat environment where you need to balance your own ambitions with the needs of the team. A large part of that is actively hunting for contrary opinions that will lift your work by exposing your personal biases and blind spots. Ultimately, you decide what feedback to action because the entire team trusts you to make the best decisions for the game and the players.

Meet the Clash of Clans team here.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the high visual standards for design and look of Clash of Clans
• Develop visual concepts and ideas for future release
• Prototype and iterate on assets for the “first version” of new features
• Polish and produce final “first version” assets to set a high quality standard
• Work closely with external art partners as if they were internal artists to implement ongoing production assets for new features

Requirements

• Capable of independently creating 2D/3D art from concept sketches to final animated ingame implementation
• Expert 2D concept and illustration (Adobe Photoshop)
• Experience in 3D modeling (Blender, Substance, ZBrush)
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Animate (Flash)
• Self-driven and always reaching for the impossible
• Actively seeking contrary opinions to improve your work/perspective
• Passion for games and hand drawn 2D illustration

Benefits and Compensation
However, luring you in with glitter, glamour, and gems is not what we seek to do. We develop Supercell as an employer for you to do your best work and to call this the best experience in your professional life.
We want you to enjoy your time here fully, so we structure our compensation and benefits to serve this purpose. It starts with perceiving you as a human being, not a resource. Read More

About Supercell
We are a game company based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since our launch in 2010, we've released five games globally – Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, and Squad Busters.
To make six games, we've killed dozens along the way. That's because we're obsessed with quality. Our mission is to create great games that as many people as possible play for years and that are remembered forever. To achieve this goal, we put together the best possible teams and give them the freedom and independence to succeed. Read More

You Might Love It Here...
If you love games, Supercell is the place for you. We're made up of proactive, independent teams that have the freedom to do what they think is best for their players, our games, and the company.
We know it takes more than trust and independence to make great games, so we also take good care of our people, providing them with the compensation, work environment and resources they need to succeed and have fun while at it. Read More

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P.S. We're Taking a Summer Break!
Just a heads-up that our team will be on a well-deserved holiday in July. We'll be back in August, refreshed and ready to reconnect with you. Thanks for your understanding!