About Nitrome:

Nitrome is an online games studio that develops fresh original web games for online games portals and clients. Every team member gets to have their own input into the games we make so if you always dreamed of seeing some of your ideas come to life this is the job for you.

To see more of what we do visit our site: http://www.nitrome.com/ - www.nitrome.com

What we want:

We are seeking a pixel artist to work in our office in London. This is not freelance work.

Requirements:

*A good knowledge of Photoshop and Image Ready.
*Examples of good bitmap animation skills that show a competence for game animation (such as walking and jumping).

*A variety of art styles.
*Examples of backgrounds and interfaces.
*Can demonstrate an understanding of tiling and compression techniques.
*The ability to work hard under pressure.
*Be a keen games player with an understanding of what makes a game fun.

*Understanding of optimization and compression of images.

Duties and Responsibilities:

On joining the team you will be expected to be able to produce all the artwork for a web game including menus, backgrounds and animation. You will collaborate with the team on games concepts and level design.

The position is based in London, UK.

Please send your application (CV + examples / personal website), under the reference “2D Pixel Artist Job”, to: mailto:jobs@nitrome.com - jobs@nitrome.com