Senior Graphic Designer
Are you looking for an opportunity to express your creativity and help create a brand from the ground up? We are building a new casual games website and are looking for someone to make it attractive, fun, and intuitive in a way that will attract a wide audience. Our company has been in the game development business for many years and we have extensive experience in the field. The successful candidate must be able to design to the market that the business is catering to, have an understanding of UX, have experience designing for multiple platforms, and document a design system. This job will start with some extensive work up front, then move to intermittent projects after the initial work is done. This is a work-at-home position with flexible hours.
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Duties
- Conceptualize and design a comprehensive brand identity, including a logo, color palettes, typography, and visual elements
- Create engaging and intuitive designs that will delight our users
- Create a UI design guide. Standardize UI elements (buttons, icons, fonts, colors, etc.) and document how to use them
- Be able to create reactive designs that work for different platforms (iPad/mobile/desktop)
- Work to understand the end user profiles and business goals, always keeping them in mind when designing
- Create detailed prototypes; be willing to iterate quickly and incorporate feedback
- Optimize existing user interface designs
Experience Required
- At least 5 years experience in design, primarily for entertainment-related sites
- Strong attention to detail and a critical thinker
- Strong proficiency in Adobe suite applications
- Excellent communication skills; can explain design concepts and work collaboratively
- Have an understanding of UX to inform workflows
- Familiarity with Material UI strongly preferred
The successful candidate will have a positive demeanor and will be able to work independently, as well as part of a team. Efficiency and self-motivation are important, as this is an entirely remote position. If you're passionate about design and ready to use your artistic skills to create a new brand, we encourage you to apply with your resume and portfolio.
Submissions must include links your portfolio and most relevant projects.
This is a contract position.
Experienced HTML5 Game Programmer
Jolly Bear Games is looking for an experienced HTML5 JavaScript/TypeScript programmer to assist our successful casual game team. We are an independent New Zealand based casual game developer and our games are played by MILLIONS of people all over the world. Candidates are not required to be local, but they will be expected to work remotely and should be comfortable using technology to stay in close communication with the development team.
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Job Description
- Work with the Jolly Bear team to implement HTML5 games using TypeScript and PixiJS (or other similar 2D game engines).
- The job will involve porting existing Flash games to HTML5 and also creating new game titles.
Experience Required
- At least 3 years of production experience with HTML5 development using TypeScript or JavaScript (experience with TypeScript is highly desirable).
- At least 1 year of game-specific experience. PixiJS experience is preferred.
- Experience with Flash ActionScript 3 using Flash Develop or Flex/Flash Builder is highly desirable.
Skills Required
- Expert in JavaScript/TypeScript programming.
- Ability to optimize graphics-intensive code to run smoothly in all targeted browser environments.
- Familiarity with PixiJS or other 2D game engines.
- Familiarity with various Social Networking APIs.
- Proficiency in Flash ActionScript 3 programming.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Well-organized and systematic in approach to tasks.
Submissions must include links to HTML5 game projects that you have completed.
This is a contract position.