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Art Director, Unannounced Super Fun Video Game

Second Dinner is an independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world.

Second Dinner

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 160k-240k USD

United States only
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Who We Are

Greetings, friend. Here at Second Dinner, we make award-winning MEGA hits. Oof, maybe that’s not humble enough. But we did win a bunchofawards! We have to say, it feels good. And we want YOU to help us build our next gaming blockbuster. Let’s make a stamp on the industry together!

We’re a diverse studio and we believe varied perspectives will help us make this new game super broadly appealing. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside. We’re fully remote, too, so there is nothing stopping you from applying.

This Specific Team (It’s a New Game!)

We are at the very beginning of our journey into a brand new game! We’ve partnered with one of the biggest and most beloved IP’s on Earth, and together we are doing something totally crazy but somehow super fun. If you are worried about it being too fun, that’s ok, we are too.

This is not an indie game we are working on. It’s a mega-blockbuster. If you want to make a mobile game every single one of your friends, relatives, and co-workers will be talking about, this is THAT game.

What You Gonna Do?

Making something super fun isn't enough. To attract an enormous audience we need to make a game that looks incredible too.

As Art Director, you’ll define the artistic vision for the game, manage an ultra-talented art team, and be a leader in our quest to make the biggest game of the decade.

Let’s hang out and build something rad that we can all be proud of.

What You’ll Do:

  • Own the artistic vision

  • Get all the way in to create delightful art and help get it implemented

  • Manage a small team of super-senior artists

  • Focus the team to hit an inspiring artistic vision on every vector from UI to Animation and VFX

  • Collaborate with our IP partner to make sure we build something unique yet authentic that fans of the IP will freaking adore

  • Spin up and manage an art outsourcing pipeline

  • Partner with other discipline leaders to weave super fun gameplay together with stunning visuals in a way that feels great

Describe the Perfect Candidate? Don’t Mind If I Do:

  • You have extensive experience art directing mega-popular video games.

  • You have experience managing an art team and know when to get in there and when to grant autonomy.

  • You understand how mobile games and console games require different touches and can help us optimize for both.

  • You love working with ridiculously talented people and making great stuff

  • You will apply for this job

Nice to Have, But Not Necessary (So Don’t Let It Stop You):

  • Ability to implement your work in-engine.

HEY! Go apply already. What’s the worst that could happen? If we reject your application you can just be like “ah I didn’t want that job anyway” and then we both move on with our lives

The total compensation for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $160,000 - $240,000 USD + equity + comprehensive benefits + potential for discretionary performance bonuses.

Individual pay within this salary range may span multiple levels within the discipline and is determined by assessed job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training. It also factors in market demands and business needs. The disclosed range is not adjusted based on location and may be subject to change or modification based on business needs in the future. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process.

An overview of the benefits and perks at Second Dinner:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans

  • 401(k) contribution with no waiting period

  • 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period

  • Home office improvement bonus

  • Paid Vacation & Sick time

  • Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions covered each benefits plan year

  • Remote-first with core overlap hours between 10AM and 4PM PT

  • Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)

  • Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)

  • Company Events - In-person Summer all-hands gathering, in-person holiday party, annual camping event, and virtual events throughout the year

We are an equal opportunity employer that places high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, disability status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military status, or veteran status.

You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this position.

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About the job

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Jun 22, 2024

Posted on

Apr 23, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Executive

Salary

Salary: 160k-240k USD

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Second Dinner

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Second Dinner is an independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games. Not SUPER DUPER fun games. We mean the MOST fun games.

As a remote-first company, we want the most talented teammates wherever they call home. While our headquarters is in Irvine, California, most of our team is fully remote! We strongly believe a diverse team with varied perspectives makes us a better company, and in turn, will help us make better games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside, and we’d love to meet you!

Even if you feel like you don't meet all of the requirements for a specific role, we encourage you to apply anyways. We look forward to meeting awesome candidates like you.

(Why Second Dinner™? Because everyone knows second dinner is best dinner!)

Employee benefits

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401(k) Contribution

Employees at Second Dinner can contribute to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Paid Parental Leave

Second Dinner offers 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave with no waiting period.

Employee Assistance Program

Employees have access to an employee assistance program for guidance and discounts.

Annual Company Events

Employees can look forward to annual company events and a week-long summer gathering at Second Dinner.

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Second Dinner

Company size

51-200

Founded in

2018

Chief executive officer

Hamilton Chu

Employees live in

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