Talented Lead Artist job

Sanmyaku Entertainment Inc. is looking for incredibly talented leaders to manage the development of its first game and become the studio’s backbone for future projects.
The main focus at Sanmyaku is to create the perfect work environment for creativity and innovation. This will only be accomplished by hiring only highly skilled and confident people who are capable of working as a group and supporting one another.
The selected leaders will be working closely with the Founder/Designer and the other team leads and staff towards polishing the game design. They will also be responsible for planning and executing a development strategy for the game, delegating tasks, meeting time lines and ultimately accomplishing a successful game launch.
These leadership positions are based on a flat hierarchy and will provide direct ownership of one or more key gameplay features and systems, right through from the initial technical design to final in-game implementation.
This posting is for mature leaders with lots of energy who want to be empowered and have a large role in producing great games!

THE GAME
For cost efficiency and business purpose, a Mobile RPG will be developed in the Unity engine. It will be inspired on other Dungeon Crawling and Monster Collection RPGs, but these will be the only unchangeable features for the game design. Everything else on the GDD will be discussed and decided as a group.

COMPENSATION
A Post-Launch Compensation will be used where the position holder is rewarded a percentage of the profits. Profits of the game will be shared equally until all time invested in the game development is paid off. It will be calculated using industry standards, but as an overtime rate.

REQUIREMENTS
• Must be 20 years of age or older
• Must have own computing equipment to work on
• Willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week, plus attend a weekly 2 hour meeting
• Willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

POSITIONS
LEAD ARTIST
o Responsibilities:
• To analyze and critique all aspects of the game design and game development, from naming to testing
• Serve as technical adviser to management and provide efficient ideas on requirements
• Oversee the entire visual art development from concept to implementation, including: characters, environments, GUIs, menus, icons, cinematics, etc.
• To create and lead the art team
• To delegate work and ensure that the art project comes in consistent and on schedule
• To mentor and inspire other team artists
• To develop the style for the game art
• To help develop marketing materials for the studio
• To submit reports to the Project Management Team periodically

o Qualifications:
• Must be experienced with and able to oversee development of mobile RPG multi-player games, using the Unity engine
• Must have experience designing for iOS, Android, or other mobile platforms
• Must have Lead Art experience on published projects
• Must have a passion for playing video games and good instincts for game design
• Must have 3-5 years of work experience in the same field
• Proven demonstrable leadership skills
• Exceptional team player with the ability to work cross functionally to achieve results
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• Strong research, problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure, self-motivated and can prioritize tasks
• Experience with web design and web development is an asset

To Apply

Please email your cover letter addressing how you meet the needs of the position, a resume, and a summary of your experience in confidence to sanmyaku.entertainment@gmail.com. We thank all applicants who have shown an interest in our studio, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.