Lead 2D Artist

About Stepico

Stepico is a team of enthusiasts who are in love with their work. Each employee of our company is passionate about games, and a friendly atmosphere always reigns in our team. We are constantly growing, following the latest trends in the industry, and creating innovative projects. And our secret is in careful attitude to each employee.

Our company values 

• Passion for games;
• Creating innovative projects;
• A policy of open communication;
• Strong appreciation of your performance;
• Competence development;
• Comfort and well-being of our employees.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the graphics development process for game projects with casual and 2D mobile game styles;
• Successful experience as a Lead Artist for 2 years;
• The presence of a strong portfolio of projects (in which you participated, as well as those that led);
• Understanding the subtleties of art style;
• Excellent mastery of Adobe Photoshop;
• Ability to work with AI tools (Stable Diffusion, Midjorney, Leonardo AI…)
• Understanding the principles of game UI\UX development;
• Understanding of processes 2D animations and effects;
• Excellent ability to draw on a graphics tablet;
• Art team management skills;
• Experience in project estimation and planning;
• Experience working with outsourcers;
• Proficiency in English at a level not lower than Intermediate.
• Knowledge of Miro, Figma, and Jira;

Will be a plus

• Knowledge of Miro and Jira;
• Understanding of creating 3d content;
• Ability to use 3D packages;
• Speaking level of English – Intermediate.

Personal Characteristics

• Leadership qualities;
• Good communication skills;
• Effective review and feedback skills;
• Responsibility;
• Time management skills
• Team management skills;
• Decision making;
• Attention to detail;
• Accuracy.

Main Responsibilities

• Management of an art team (team formation, distribution of tasks);
• Interaction with other departments on the project;
• Сontrolling compliance with the correct artistic style of the project;
• Art quality control on the project;
• Technical description of tasks;
• Estimation of atypical tasks;
• Writing feedbacks and monitoring their implementation;
• Preparation of documentation on art pipelines;
• Onboarding and acquaintance with art on the project;
• Communication with the client.

How will you grow professionally with Stepico

Our employees’ professional development is one of our corporate culture’s priorities. Therefore, we support in every way the certification, mentoring, and various training of our staff.

What will you get with Stepico

• Competitive salaries are regularly reviewed based on professional growth;
• Flexible working hours and remote working;
• 18 working days of paid time off;
• 5 paid sick leaves (without doctors notes);
• Corporate medical insurance;
• Life event support system (extra paid days off and financial compensation);
• Physical activities: basketball, football, yoga, massage;
• English classes;
• Art classes;
• Compensation for external conferences/ workshops/ events;
• Full employment;
• Fun corporate events.