Job Openings (4)
2D Animator: Contract position
(Part time)
Independent game studio is seeking 2D
animator to help develop humorous interstitial animations
for PC/Console title (see: avirusnamedtom.com). As a key member of the creative
team, you’ll
have the opportunity to create animations from initial
visual concepts and scripts.
Must-haves:
- Availability to start immediately
- Very strong/expert experience with
Flash, After Effects, Maya, or other animation software
- Very strong/expert experience with
Photoshop or other drawing software
- Strong background in drawing/sketching
- Ability to rapidly produce
- Work well independently
- Work well with remote team members
Position Responsibilities:
- Create 2D storyboards/animations for
interstitial animations
- Work closely with development team and
art director/manager
- Deliver production ready assets/movies
- Optionally create animations for game
characters
About Misfits Attic:
Misfits Attic is
an independent game studio focusing on downloadable titles. Our games are about
attitude,
immersive worlds that you want to share with your friends,
and bringing our dark sense of humor to your living
room. Our founding members have over 30 years of
experience in the film, game, and design industries.
We're also
committed to creating a balanced work/life atmosphere.
Please send responses to: art_jobs@misfitsattic.com
2D FX Animator: Contract
position (Part time)
Independent game studio is seeking 2D
FX animator to help develop animations
for PC/Console title (see: avirusnamedtom.com).
As a key member of the creative team,
you’ll have the opportunity to create game art from
initial visual concepts, to delivery of production assets.
Must-haves:
- Availability to start immediately
- Very strong/expert experience with After
Effects, Maya, or other animation software
- Very strong/expert experience with
Photoshop or other drawing software
- Solid understanding of how game assets
need to be constructed for proper integration
- Strong background in drawing/sketching
- Ability to rapidly produce
- Work well independently
- Work well with remote team members
Position Responsibilities:
- Create 2D concepts/visualizations for
look of game effects including particles, energy, stylized collisions, UI
elements, and environments
- Work closely with development team and
art director/manager
- Deliver production ready assets to hand
to the development team for final implementation into the game
- Optionally create in-game procedural
effects
About Misfits Attic
Misfits Attic is
an independent game studio focusing on downloadable titles. Our games are about
attitude,
immersive worlds that you want to share with your friends,
and bringing our dark sense of humor to your living
room. Our founding members have over 30 years of experience
in the film, game, and design industries.
We're also
committed to creating a balanced work/life atmosphere.
Please send responses to: art_jobs@misfitsattic.com
2D Concept/Production Artist: Contract position (Part time)
Independent game studio is seeking 2D
art guru to help develop the visual style
for PC/Console title (see: avirusnamedtom.com).
As a key member of the creative team,
you’ll have the opportunity to create game art from
initial visual concepts to animation studies
to final delivery of production assets.
Must-haves:
- Availability to start immediately
- Very strong/expert experience with Photoshop
(particularly with the paths tool)
- Proficient understanding of
animation/motion design
- Solid understanding of how UI elements
need to function
- Solid understanding of how deliverables
need to be constructed for engineering team
- Strong background in drawing/sketching
- Ability to rapidly produce
- Work well independently
- Work well with remote team members
Position Responsibilities
- Create 2D concepts for character design,
game assets, UI elements, and environments that meet game play
requirements/limitations
- Character design and game assets will
need to scale to different dimensions so they must be designed accordingly
- Work closely with engineering team and art
director/manager
- Deliver organized, production ready
assets to hand to the development team for final implementation into the game
About Misfits Attic
Misfits Attic is
an independent game studio focusing on downloadable titles. Our games are about
attitude,
immersive worlds that you want to share with your friends,
and bringing our dark sense of humor to your living
room. Our founding members have over 30 years of
experience in the film, game, and design industries.
We're also
committed to creating a balanced work/life atmosphere.
Please send responses to: art_jobs@misfitsattic.com
Lead Developer:
Contract Position
Position
Overview
Independent game studio is
seeking Lead Developer for 2D PC/Console title (see: avirusnamedtom.com).
As a key member of the creative
team, you’ll have the opportunity to help design and implement solutions
for all aspects of the game.
Must
Have:
- Availability
to start immediately
- Proficiency
with C# or similar languages
- Experience
in object-oriented design, implementation, and refactoring
- Demonstrated
knowledge of good software programming practices
- Ability
to adapt to pre-existing code base
- Project
management skills demonstrated by the ability to define tasks in a well
organized manner,
based on proper
resource and time management
- Ability
to foster and work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment
- Demonstrates
dependability and commitment to projects/tasks
- Ability
to rapidly produce
- Work
well independently
- Work
well with remote team members
Key Responsibilities
- In
charge of the programming of a large section of the game
- Drives
decisions on what technologies to use (e.g., file formats, middleware,
etc.)
- Works
closely with the other leads on the Art, Design, and Production teams
- Drives
the analysis of design issues
- Must
be able to fill in and code various parts of the game and help out other
members of the team as needed
- Helps
Production develop schedules and determine milestones
Nice
To Have:
- Previous
video game titles
- Console
experience
- Experience
developing multiplayer games
- Networking
- Fluency
with graphics tools such as Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, etc.
- Avid
gamer with a passion for creating top-quality games
About Misfits Attic
Misfits Attic is an independent game studio focusing on downloadable
titles. Our games are about attitude,
immersive worlds that you want to share with your friends, and bringing
our dark sense of humor to your living
room. Our founding members have over 30 years of experience in
the film, game, and design industries.
We're also committed to creating a balanced work/life atmosphere.
Please send responses to: jobs@misfitsattic.com