We aim to bring a fresh perspective to free-to-play games on mobile devices. Villain exists to immerse you in new family-friendly worlds. Worlds full of your friends and full of fun. Worlds that are enjoyed at your pace. Worlds that make you smile.

Soon to be rebranded as Elephant Mouse, Villain is a Raleigh-based iOS developer specializing in casual freemium games. We are a small, nimble outfit that looks forward to bringing innovative new ideas to the casual freemium space on Apple devices. In a previous life we made first-person shooters for iOS, such as Archetype. Our first free-to-play title is a fun game called Lil' Birds.CEO Dane Baker cut his gaming teeth on an Apple Hall of Fame title Archetype. VP of Engineering David Hamm spent a decade at Red Storm focusing on AI tech, followed by stints at Emergent Game Technologies and Atomic Games. VP Game Design Matthew Shetler served at Merscom then worked as a design lead at Playdom.Raleigh has long been a strong hub for technology, research, and academic work, so it's no surprise that the area hosts a handful of major tech and gaming companies including IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Epic Games, and Insomniac Games, among others.Soon to be rebranded as Elephant Mouse, Villain is a Raleigh-based iOS developer specializing in casual freemium games. We are a small, nimble outfit that looks forward to bringing innovative new ideas to the casual freemium space on Apple devices. In a previous life we made first-person shooters for iOS, such as Archetype. Our first free-to-play title is a fun game called Lil' Birds.CEO Dane Baker cut his gaming teeth on an Apple Hall of Fame title Archetype. VP of Engineering David Hamm spent a decade at Red Storm focusing on AI tech, followed by stints at Emergent Game Technologies and Atomic Games. VP Game Design Matthew Shetler served at Merscom then worked as a design lead at Playdom.Raleigh has long been a strong hub for technology, research, and academic work, so it's no surprise that the area hosts a handful of major tech and gaming companies including IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Epic Games, and Insomniac Games, among others.Soon to be rebranded as Elephant Mouse, Villain is a Raleigh-based iOS developer specializing in casual freemium games. We are a small, nimble outfit that looks forward to bringing innovative new ideas to the casual freemium space on Apple devices. In a previous life we made first-person shooters for iOS, such as Archetype. Our first free-to-play title is a fun game called Lil' Birds.CEO Dane Baker cut his gaming teeth on an Apple Hall of Fame title Archetype. VP of Engineering David Hamm spent a decade at Red Storm focusing on AI tech, followed by stints at Emergent Game Technologies and Atomic Games. VP Game Design Matthew Shetler served at Merscom then worked as a design lead at Playdom.Raleigh has long been a strong hub for technology, research, and academic work, so it's no surprise that the area hosts a handful of major tech and gaming companies including IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Epic Games, and Insomniac Games, among others.Soon to be rebranded as Elephant Mouse, Villain is a Raleigh-based iOS developer specializing in casual freemium games. We are a small, nimble outfit that looks forward to bringing innovative new ideas to the casual freemium space on Apple devices. In a previous life we made first-person shooters for iOS, such as Archetype. Our first free-to-play title is a fun game called Lil' Birds.CEO Dane Baker cut his gaming teeth on an Apple Hall of Fame title Archetype. VP of Engineering David Hamm spent a decade at Red Storm focusing on AI tech, followed by stints at Emergent Game Technologies and Atomic Games. VP Game Design Matthew Shetler served at Merscom then worked as a design lead at Playdom.Raleigh has long been a strong hub for technology, research, and academic work, so it's no surprise that the area hosts a handful of major tech and gaming companies including IBM, Red Hat, SAS, Epic Games, and Insomniac Games, among others.

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We are looking for a jaw-droppingly talented artist or designer to join our growing team in Raleigh, NC as Art Director. You will manage titles published under two brands: Villain (male oriented titles) and Elephant Mouse (casual/social free to play titles).

You would work with our on- and off-site teams across multiple titles. The ideal rockstar has proven success shipping at least 2 social or mobile games in an UX, art direction, or artist capacity.

Competitive annual salary
Ownership stake in the company
Wicked-good health care
All the tech gadgetry you desire
Profit sharing / bonuses
Reimbursement for partial move expense

DUTIES

Define and nurture key aspects of new company brand/ID
Define, execute, and nurture artistic visions for multiple games
Work with engineers to implement artistic vision
Manage art teams throughout development process, across multiple titles
Assist and spearhead new game concepts & ideas
Create art assets during production
Evaluation & hiring of artists/designers/animators

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Must be willing to relocate to Raleigh, North Carolina
Amazing general design skills, in addition to UX, art skills
Super terrific 2D art skills a plus
Unbelievable portfolio of unbelievable awesomeness
Thrive in a small team environment
2+ years' experience in gaming industry
Crazy ninja skills in Photoshop, Illustrator (After Effects a plus)
Experience with freemium or free-to-play a plus
Egotistical egotists need not apply*
Interested candidates should e-mail us and provide prior work experience and art/design portfolio.


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