Marketing Artist | Marketing | London | Permanent

We're Hutch, a mobile games developer & publisher with studios in central London, Dundee and Canada. Our mission is to build the most diverse and engaged automotive gaming community on mobile. Our games have been played by over 280 million people, with new titles in development.

We believe in putting our people first. Here you can make games without sacrificing quality time with family and friends. We strive to ensure our people are happy and healthy.

Our teams are small and empowered, they have the independence to take on creative and technical challenges together, to work collaboratively, to make great games and have fun along the way.

We believe in: Looking after our people, small empowered teams, complete transparency, test, learn repeat, community at the core and the freedom to focus on what truly makes a difference to our players.

We're driven by our players! Come and join the mission!

Marketing Artist | Embedded | Top Drives

Hutch is seeking an experienced multidisciplinary Marketing Artist to work across our development teams focused on marketing output for the game. The successful candidate will work closely with the Art Director and our Brand and Community, Performance Marketing, Creative Services and Licensing teams to promote and showcase our game. We believe in small autonomous teams that have a lot of responsibility and as such our Marketing Artists are true generalists. This role will give you the opportunity to focus on concepting, designing and creating new strategic content for a variety of platforms to meet the needs of the project.

We are looking for a self-motivated, pragmatic Marketing Artist who thrives on the ability to be creative. You will have a passion to work in the mobile free to play space and be eager to immerse yourself in the marketable positioning of a number of Hutch IP's. This role requires collaboration across multiple teams and the ideal candidate will be comfortable facilitating conversations across disciplines as well as sharing new ideas and concepts at an early stage.

Responsibilities

Create engaging, impactful and high performing marketing assets for social media and ASO purposes which would include feature graphics, banners, icons, screenshots, game updates and in game events
Transfer key marketing initiatives into high quality consumer facing visuals
Work with the project Art Director and Brand Manager to further develop the IP's branding
Collaborate productively, communicating ideas and raising issues clearly across disciplines
Own and maintain the art asset pipeline
Foster a productive relationship with cross studio teams
Collaborate with engineers to create and improve tooling for marketing use
Prepare creative assets for outsourcers and ad hosting platforms
Respond to UA performance data to update and iterate on creative assets
Drive communication with internal stakeholders to ensure key dates and expectations are met
Collaborate with the licensing team to ensure creatives adhere to F1 guidelines and specifications (and those of any any other relevant licensor)

Requirements

Photoshop mastery and a good general Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
Experience using Unity and Maya
Open and creative
Able to communicate complex ideas in simple, visually appealing ways
Have exceptionally strong communication skills and a teamwork oriented attitude
Exceptional eye for composition, contrast and colour
Understanding of social media, marketing and emerging trends
Able to adapt quickly to scheduling changes
Able to iterate thoughtfully and efficiently
Able to work autonomously and as a part of a team

Bonus Points

Prior experience within the game industry
Previous experience in brand marketing
Knowledge and passion for video games
An interest in cars and motor racing
Experience in working in Unreal engine
Knowledge of Adobe Substance Suite (Designer/Painter)
Knowledge of V - Ray Rendering Software
Ability to storyboard

Benefits

Life at Hutch

Our HQ is in the heart of Shoreditch in central London. We have additional offices in Dundee and Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. We're an agile, creative team with people at the core of our values. We reward our employees with;

Hutch is now a 4-Day Work Week company*
Flexible working hours
Remote working 2 days per week
Excellent salary
Private health care
Enhanced Maternity (18 weeks) and Paternity leave (6 weeks)
Access to mental health initiatives such as private mental health coaching
Support to learn, develop and progress within Hutch
Free snacks and drinks
Social events, game launch parties, Thursday night drinks and much more
This will mean that Hutch employees will work a maximum of 4 days per week (30 hours/week) Mon-Thurs, with zero reductions in pay (compared to a 5 day working week)

Our Values

Transparent - Being transparent and open helps us to be trusted and fosters integrity
Humble - When we are humble we show humility, we let go of egos and we are self-aware
Collaborative - We value teamwork, the spirit of collaboration and the results of working together
Driven - We have drive and ambition and always push for the best results rather than settling
Adaptable - Demonstrating the ability to adapt ultimately helps us grow and helps us thrive in different situations

We value diversity and as an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all suitable applicants. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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Come and find out more about Hutch. We make racing games, but it's not the only thing that drives us - https://www.hutch.io/

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