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Evil Empire is a studio formed in early 2019 by a few ex-Motion Twin people with the intention of creating more Dead Cells and using that as a stepping stone towards making our own games. We work in the same open space as Motion Twin and regularly beat them in Nerf wars and Smash.
The name of our studio is a dig at some of the shadier aspects of the game industry and, if you have a sense of humour, a signal that we're all about being the exact opposite (also, some people didn't like the "Cat Nap Studio" suggestion...in spite of it clearly being the better choice).
As we start work on incredimazing new projects, alongside continued support for Dead Cells, we need to ensure that we're working with the latest technology and bringing in a talented and experienced team capable of leading ambitious projects.
While we're currently growing rapidly, we pay a lot of attention to ensuring that we maintain small autonomous teams (10-15 people max). This not only means we work on a more "human" scale, but also that everyone can really impact the game with their ideas and initiatives.

What We Do Differently

If you're working at Evil Empire you will NEVER crunch (it's nuts that this has to be said), you will have excellent health cover, five weeks paid leave (plus public holidays), subsidized meals, flexibility with work time, free fruit and other noms and of course as much coffee as you can drink.
We also do regular trips to some of the most legendary gaming events in the world, including excursions to National Parks and other such shenanigans (team building right ? ), so there's plenty of opportunities for motivated people to get out and see the world.
While we're an indie company, our financial stability allows us to offer the kind of work environment that we always wished we could have, so we're always scheming new ways to make our work lives enjoyable.

Comfortable Work Environment

We're always open to suggestions regarding new tech and hardware, learning resources like books, patreon subscriptions, or training and of course everyone gets to pick what goes in the junk food cupboard. So you should always have access to everything you need to be happy in the office.
In addition, Bordeaux is an awesome city as it's big enough to have plenty to do, but small enough that you can walk across it in half an hour. Beautiful 19th century architecture and more restaurants than you can poke a stick at make it a great place to live. You're also 45 minutes drive from the beach and 3 hours from the ski slopes. While access to a very well connected airport and a 2 hour high speed train ride to Paris mean you're never far away from anything.

Evil Empire is looking for a Senior Level Artist to work on one of our amazing new projects.

You would be joining the team and be in charge of creating new content for a game developed in Unity.

We're looking for someone who wants to help us with :

• Building the Levels of the game from Concept Art to in-game polish, respecting the existing Art Direction
  
• Integrating your assets in Unity, anticipating in-game constraints, in collaboration with artists, level-designers and gameplay programmers
  
• Validating the quality of your environment (readability / consistency with gameplay) before putting it in the game
  
• Being able to organize your assets properly and respect the structure of the project
  
• Being able to manage your own schedule to respect the deadlines and give visibility to the producer about your work
  
• Sharing your experience and skills with the rest of the team
  
• Giving us feedback on the production pipeline and tools and suggesting improvements if necessary
  

• The ideal profile has a minimum of 3-4 years of experience
  
• Really strong texture-painting / artistic skills are a must (serious stylized tone)
  
• Ability to model in 3D (Blender preferred), specifically background assets
  
• Experience in world-building, lighting and materials is a plus
  
• You've shipped a few games and are able to provide reference of people you worked for or with that we can check.
  
• You're self-motivated and proactive, and ensure the quality of your work with little supervision
  
• You are able to work in a team among equals and accept feedback positively, as well as provide it.
  
• You're passionate about video games.
  

Bonus points :

• English (at least intermediate level)
  
• Previous work experience in either indie or AAA studios.
  
• Your jokes are less funny than those of the CEO
  

Resume, cover letter and portfolio are all mandatory (it doesn't have to be in English though). Artstation or other personal projects help us to know more about your skills. Thank You !

To: Sophie DOSIERE