Graphic Designer - Freelance

About Twine
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About The Job
Twine Freelancers work quickly and efficiently to produce high-quality results. We are looking for a Graphic Designer for a global video game company.
Who we’re looking for: A resourceful, collaborative, detail-oriented, graphic designer/illustrator to join our art graphics team. Their primary role will be to help further push the in game world building by, creating logos, branding, patterns, illustrations, both independently and as part of a team. The graphic designer/illustrator must be nimble, humble, organized, and dedicated, as game development is a iterative process and this really is a team sport. In addition, this person must be prepared to collaborate with all different creative types.
What you’ll do:

• Able to communicate and work iteratively with the art directors, and various other departments.
• Bring creative solutions to the table with research to back up your ideas
• Work with the legal Team on approval process and iterations
• Capturing the look and feel of existing real world graphic design and re-imagining them to fit the need for the game
• Design and collaborate on fictional identities, symbols, illustrations, textile designs, patterns, graphics, and typography, for in game use
• Collaborate on asset creation with outsource vendors

Requirements

• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and strong critical thinking skills
• Illustration and drafting skills
• Experience designing across a wide variety of mediums and formats
• Open and collaborative approach to their work; comfort in a fast-paced organization navigating ambiguity and change
• Self-motivated, deadline cognizant and able to articulate their ideas with thoughtful research
• Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, and presentation skills; cultural sensitivity to working with a diverse, international team
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and other graphic design, layout, and illustration software
• High quality design aesthetic, versatility in visual style, and awareness of design trends and innovation
• 2-5 years of design experience in an agency environment or the gaming/entertainment industry
• Ability to follow design instructions, work within corporate templates, and implement style guides
• Be flexible with new ideas, being open to direction, and last-minute changes and challenges
• Understanding of design theory, including layout, color, typography, hierarchy, as well as current design trends.

Bonus Skills:

• Graphic design education with emphasis in typography
• Familiarity with working within game engines and related development tools and software, such as Sketchup, Zbrush, Substance, Maya, 3DS Max, etc.
• UI/Monetization Experience in Games
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign