Marketing Artist
Turtle Rock Studios
- Location
- Onsite (Irvine, California)
- Compensation
- $28 - $37/hr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid Level
About the role
Turtle Rock Studios is an award-winning game developer based in Orange County, CA, known for titles like Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. The Marketing Artist role involves creating compelling visual assets for campaigns, social media, and digital advertising to support game launches and studio identity.
Skills
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Retirement plan
Perks
- Flexible work
- Generous time off
- Free meals
Full job details
At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title.
We're looking for a talented Marketing Artist to join our Marketing team and help bring our games, campaigns, and studio identity to life through compelling visual design. As a Marketing Artist, you'll collaborate with the Marketing team and cross-functional partners to develop visually engaging creative assets that support our games, marketing campaigns, community initiatives, and studio communications. You'll help shape how our games and studio are presented to players, partners, and the broader gaming community. You'll bring creativity, consistency, and thoughtful execution to every project, and can take creative direction, contribute ideas, manage multiple projects, and deliver polished work that captures the personality and visual identity of our games. This position will report to the Head of Marketing.
Responsibilities
- Design and produce compelling creative assets for marketing campaigns, social media, websites, digital advertising, and other promotional channels
- Develop graphics and layouts that support game launches, updates, announcements, community engagement, and ongoing marketing initiatives
- Create and adapt artwork for a variety of formats and platforms, ensuring visual consistency and quality across deliverables
- Collaborate with Marketing, Brand, Community, Production, and other internal teams to understand project goals and translate creative briefs into effective visual solutions
- Support the development and execution of marketing campaign visuals, including creating and adapting key art compositions, promotional graphics, banners, thumbnails, and other campaign materials
- Design presentation decks, internal communications, studio materials, and event-related graphics as needed
- Work with existing brand guidelines and creative direction while contributing fresh ideas and thoughtful design solutions
- Organize and maintain design files, assets, templates, and working documents
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail and quality
- Incorporate feedback and iterate on designs to meet creative objectives and project requirements
- Stay current with design trends, digital marketing practices, and visual communication techniques relevant to the gaming industry
- Playtest with the studio and respective teams to share playtest feedback to help enhance player experience
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional graphic design experience, preferably within gaming
- Strong portfolio demonstrating graphic design fundamentals, illustration and paint-over skills. typography, layout, composition, color theory, and visual storytelling (not limited to, but including gameplay and marketing screenshots)
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Experience creating assets for digital marketing, social media, websites, and promotional campaigns
- Ability to adapt existing artwork and creative assets into multiple formats, dimensions, and platform requirements
- Strong understanding of visual branding and maintaining consistency across different marketing channels
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to receive feedback and work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned projects, and follow creative direction
- A genuine interest in video games and the gaming industry
Preferences
- Experience working with video game studios, publishers, or entertainment brands
- Familiarity with gaming marketing campaigns, game launches, and digital storefront requirements
- Proficiency working in Unreal Engine and Sequencer
- Experience creating motion graphics or animated marketing assets using After Effects
- Basic video editing skills and familiarity with Premiere Pro
- Experience designing assets for Steam, console storefronts, Twitch, YouTube, and other gaming platforms
- Familiarity with Figma and collaborative design workflows
- Experience working with game key art, promotional renders, screenshots, and other game-related visual assets
- Understanding of print production and preparing artwork for physical promotional materials and events
Benefits
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
- Retirement Savings Plan Matching
- Career Improvement Plan
- Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
- Generous Time Off Policy
- Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
- Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks
The estimated pay range for this role is: $28 - $37/hour USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.