Job Description

Artist – Illustrator / Production Illustrator

Art | Austin, TX, US

Multimedia Games, Inc., (NASDAQ: MGAM) a Texas corporation, based in Austin, Texas, is a leading supplier of interactive systems, electronic games, and player terminals for the Native American gaming market, and the growing racino, charity bingo and video lottery markets. The company designs and develops networks, software and content that provide its customers with comprehensive gaming systems delivered through a telecommunications network that links its player terminals with one another both within and among gaming facilities. The Company’s ongoing development and marketing efforts focus on Class II and Class III gaming systems and products for use in gaming markets in various countries and on video lottery systems and other products for domestic and international lotteries.

Position Overview:

Responsible for sketch storyboarding, artistic design, and animation for casino games including: video, stepper slots, and video poker.
Produces colorful, vibrant, inviting sets of graphics as part of a singular theme.
Imitates many different styles, including Warner Bros, early Lucasarts Games, Hanna-Barbara, Speed-Racer, Tex Avery, etc.
Translates line-art sketches to useable Illustrator vector-graphic format with an eye towards organized layers and objects that other artists can easily extract and manipulate

Required experience:

Candidate must demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Traditional art training in realistic illustration style, cartooning, background art and illuminated typography is preferred.
Must be able to handle the figure. Must be able to render in various styles and thematic directions.
Experience with GUI design essential.
Adobe After Effects, Flash, Anime Studio, Particle Illusion and 3D skills preferred.
We work on PCs.

Required Skills:

Requires an Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Art or related field and working experience with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Typically requires 2-4 years of animation experience.
Knowledge of game animation. Ability to create realistic digital animations and illustrations. Skill, knowledge and understanding of multimedia design, production and implementation.
Skills in the utilization of specified computerized graphic design programs.
Must demonstrate ability to compete with top commercial artists in the industry.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to take direction, work within deadlines, switch priorities on a dime, and have an eye for details.
Ability to learn new technologies.
Ability to work collaboratively with artists and programmers.

Multimedia Games, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status.

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• Job Title:	Artist – Illustrator / Production Illustrator
• Job Type:	Contract Job
• Employer:	Multimedia Games, Inc
• website:	http://www.multimediagames.com
• Location:	Austin, Texas, United States

Job Categories: Arts and Culture, ~ IT and Software Development, and ~ Other. Job Types: Contract and Full-Time. Job Tags: art, artist, design, designer, graphic design, illustration, marketing, photoshop, and production. State: Texas.
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