Brand Designer (GAMING)

Title: Brand Designer (Gaming)

Location: REMOTE

Duration: 12-month contract with possibility for extensions and possibility for conversion

Pay Rate: $40 - $45/hr

Targeted Start Date: ASAP

Required Skills and Experience *

● 5-7 years experience as a Graphic Designer with experience in gaming marketing and static asset and brand execution.

● Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

●Comfortable with 30 hours a week

● An obvious talent for artistic design and a penchant for creativity

● Superb time-management skills that allow you to work on multiple projects at the same time.

● Strong analytical skills that allow you to imagine how our players and fans would perceive your artwork and messaging

● Excellent communication skills that will allow you to effectively confirm and express information to the marketing and production teams

● A working knowledge of page layouts, both print and web

● A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in graphic design or related field

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

●Passion for gaming

Job Description *

A large gaming and software company is looking for a Brand designer to join a growing design team! This person will work closely with various teams to create graphic assets and branding for video games, including campaign visual identity and production-ready promotional material. The ideal candidate must be collaborative and self-driven.

In this role, you will:

● Work with existing graphic designers, marketing, production, and esports teams to carry out the scope of a visual project.

● Develop graphics for product promotion, logos, websites, social media outlets, in-game branding, print, and internal projects design leads.

● Work with design leads to set the visual direction for campaign efforts.

● Select colors, images, text style, and layout for multiple applicable mediums.

● Present design and layout ideas to marketing for approval and execution.

● Incorporate changes recommended by marketing into future and already-established designs.

● Review designs for errors or additions before approval, publishing, and/or print. Maintain a continued archive of images, logos, photos, and related items.

● Prepare files for handoff to the Production studio, including layer organization and cleanup, etc.

● Work closely with the graphic design team throughout the execution of an idea or initiative