Middle 2D Artist (Environment)

N-iX Game & VR Studio is a team of 100+ professionals, who deliver top-quality games, game assets, and VR solutions to various game and media enterprises and startups. Among our clients are Paradox Interactive, Wargaming.NET, Tempo Storm and other established game businesses and VR startups. We aim for AAA quality of work and offer competitive benefits to our employees.
Our Game and VR Studio is part of N-iX, a trusted Ukraine-based software development company. We specialize in full-cycle game development with Unity and Unreal Engine and offer art production as a service.
We seek a talented 2D Environment Artist to join our team and create outstanding locations, environments, and illustrations for visual novels like Outer Banks or Sweet Magnolias.

Responsibilities:

• Produce backgrounds, illustrations, and assets for visual novel games
• Precise work in a given style
• Work closely with the art team under the defined art direction 
• Produce work with minimal supervision, in an efficient and timely manner to maintain production schedules

Requirements:

• 2-3+ years of industry experience
• Excellent understanding of Photoshop
• Ability to create highly polished game assets and marketing materials
• Strong knowledge of color theory, composition, perspective, and lighting
• Excellent communication skills, ability to interact with team members of different disciplines
• Ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Excellent portfolio with illustrations and concept art
• Basic knowledge of Blender

Good to have:

• Deep knowledge of 3D graphics software
• Passion for visual novels and semi-realistic style