Marketing Artist

About Big Huge Games
Originally operating as SecretNewCo, the company was founded in March of 2013 by a group of industry veterans (Civilization II, Rise of Nations, FrontierVille). Big Huge Games is dedicated to "Finding The Fun" through rapid prototyping and a focus on a great user experience. We're a small, passionate team of experienced game development veterans, proudly located just north of Baltimore, MD.
Summary of Position
Big Huge Games is looking for a Marketing Artist to join our team in the development of marketing-related visual assets for our current and upcoming game titles. We strive to build a strong, positive culture where team skills are valued as much as technical skills. We’re looking for candidates with experience supporting a high-quality product, using sustainable development practices and a continuous improvement mindset.
The ideal candidate will have experience in developing high-quality videos and still assets for user acquisition channels, social media outlets, and mobile game storefronts. You should have strong graphic design sensibilities and the ability to develop logos, marketing and community static and gif animations. You have an excellent eye for developing compelling video and still images, the ability to capture and integrate gameplay footage, and awareness of emerging marketing platforms related to mobile free-to-play games. You will help develop art assets that support the marketing and communications strategy across all channels/touch-points.
Our headquarters are in Timonium, MD. While we prefer MD-based candidates, with mutual agreement, we can accommodate a remote work environment for candidates from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
Responsibilities

 
Develop static and video art assets for branding, UA, and any additional material related to ongoing and future marketing efforts.
 
Work with the marketing director and game art leads to develop the visual identity of the marketing effort for our game titles.
 
Maintain a pipeline for converting/creating marketing art assets based on in-game art.
 
Work with internal stakeholders across studio and publisher groups.
 
Work with the marketing team to identify emerging outlets, methods and best practices for marketing our titles.
 
Participate in idea development with the team.

Qualifications

 
2+ years of relevant experience in creating marketing assets.
 
Capable of developing cutting-edge marketing videos and art.
 
Experience working with 3D and 2D art assets in video / still formats. Strong skills in the Adobe CC Suite - After FX, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, or related software. Basic knowledge of 3D software (Either 3dsMax, Maya, Cinema4D or Blender).
 
Affinity for mobile games.
 
Exposure/experience with asset creation for social media platforms and mobile storefronts.
 
Work with internal game teams to wrangle assets as needed for marketing/community efforts.
 
Ability to articulate ideas in both verbal and in visual form.
 
Track record of executing innovative marketing assets.
 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Big Huge Games is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.