Marketing Artist- 1 Year Contract

About

For over a decade, KIXEYE has operated in the competitive gaming sector - focusing on innovation, quality, and accessibility. With multiple games across both web and mobile platforms, KIXEYE has a strong history in releasing high quality strategy games focused on the experience of our players. KIXEYE is a global corporation keen to hire and retain the best talent from around the world, with our operations center located in Western Canada and employees across the United States, Australia, Vietnam and Spain.

Benefits and Perks at KIXEYE

• Compensation: We offer a competitive compensation structure
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working times and places, such as working remotely.
• Cell Phone Plans: Reimbursement to support your work!

• Beautiful headquarters in the heart of Victoria: Situated in the BC’s capital city with stunning downtown harbor views

• Remote work: All staff have the option of working remotely and we offer a WFH stipend to help you get set up at home.

• Company Events: We love engaging our staff in employee team building activities!

KIXEYE is seeking a talented and versatile Marketing Artist to join the growing art team for a one year contract! In this role, you will be responsible for creating high quality visuals for use in worldwide/internal marketing materials, and for taking part in the brand visual identity definition.

You will be able to leverage the art style of our games to create a wide range of assets on multiple mediums, including but not limited to: web graphics; key art assets; game logos and branding; feature mockups; social media; ad creatives; and posters. You must be versatile in working with and manipulating already-created art assets into polished, usable formats across the same wide range of mediums, along with some amount of asset authoring from scratch.

What you get to do everyday:

• Conceptualize and create marketing visual identity definition and style guides
• Create engaging marketing campaigns across multiple platforms (social media, email, app stores, websites, community, etc)
• Work closely with marketing and game teams to ensure consistent branding across the board
• Provide creative solutions, concepts and designs for a range of digital media, including website and mobile user-interface (UI) design, social media and motion graphics

What you bring to the role:

• Solid knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, working across Photoshop, Illustrator and more
• Ability to multi-task and collaborate with different teams while retaining consistency in art styles across each game
• Keen eye for composition, typography and color theory
• Knowledge of graphic/visual/stylistic trends in art, film and games
• Self-sufficient time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines consistently
• Good understanding of current graphic design and marketing trends
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Strong understanding of brand identity and construction

Nice to Have:

• Experience with UI, 3d modeling & texturing
• Working with Unity software
• Basic knowledge of animation principles
• Working knowledge of AfterEffects and PremierPro
• An avid gamer, with a passion for excellence in games

**All applications must contain a link to a work portfolio**

Location: Canada, remote work or office in Victoria BC

Reports to: Art Director

KIXEYE is committed to inclusive hiring practices! All are welcome; diverse candidates, women, and LGBTQ+ persons are strongly encouraged to apply.