[Hiring] Contract Marketing Artist @Owlchemy Labs

Role Description

Owlchemy Labs is seeking a highly skilled and creative Contract Marketing Artist to join our dynamic marketing team. The Contract Marketing Artist will play a key role in creating visually compelling assets that support a wide range of marketing initiatives.

• Design and produce high-quality digital assets across various channels including social media, website, store pages, blogs, event promotions, and digital advertisements.
• Manage key assets for our digital store fronts across platforms, including asset creation and implementation on store pages to support various game updates and launches.
• Work closely with our social media team to provide required content for social campaigns, social banners, and trending content.
• Support our video content, including YouTube and Streaming, with updated assets including lower-thirds, stream overlays, and thumbnails.
• Make A/B test variations of Key Art for use in our storefronts, testing design variations that improve CRT and visibility for our products.
• Contribute to the development of our website by providing the required assets, with a basic understanding of SEO principles.
• Use our Owlcam software to capture images in-engine (Unity) for editing and compositing full screenshots or asset captures for marketing efforts.
• Collaborate in playtests with others to capture footage or screenshots for marketing efforts.
• Create digital advertisements for various platforms to support our sales and paid media campaigns.
• Ensure all digital assets are optimized for performance across multiple platforms and devices.
• Partner with the Sr. Lead, Marketing & Communications to fulfill partner asset requests including key art requests, logos, original content, and promotional materials.
• Collaborate with the Art Director & Art Team on marketing efforts that require their input, approval, or collaboration.
• Maintain consistent branding and visual style across all materials, ensuring the company’s voice and identity are reflected in every asset created.
• Balance multiple design projects with competing deadlines, maintaining a high standard of quality and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), with knowledge of web and mobile design principles.
• Familiarity with video editing tools (Premiere Pro, After Effects) is a plus.
• Great understanding and use of composition and color theory, with knowledge of graphic/visual/stylistic trends in games.
• Experience with Unity or a similar game engine.
• Excellent communication, time management, relationship building, conflict management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt easily to change.

Requirements

• Experience with Photoshop (or any equivalent 2D software).
• 3-5 years working in interactive media (preferred).
• Experience working in small teams.
• Experience with motion graphics or animation is a plus.
• Experience with After Effects (or any equivalent motion graphics software).
• Appreciation of puns (or at least the ability to groan at them).
• Contractors must be able to use virtual reality headsets but are not expected to own one.

Benefits

• Contract fee: $2,000 USD/wk.

Company Description

Owlchemy Labs is an XR studio with a passion for polished, playful VR games and experiences. Founded in 2010 and based out of Austin, TX, we believe that natural, spatial interactions make virtual reality the ultimate destination for new forms of gameplay and immersion.

• Acquired by Google in 2017.
• Shares pioneering experiments and VR best practices through blog posts, white papers, and talks around the globe.