Genii Games Limited is a company that primarily caters for the promotion and preservation of indigenous African Cultural values among kids using interactive media such as mobile apps. We are constantly re-imagining and creating products that provide kids with a fun and engaging experience to learn and appreciate their cultural values. Hence, we are searching for someone who is ambitious, fun, and creative to work with our team.
We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions:
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Job Description
Dear creative, do you have what it takes to artistically create and manage a consistent brand for a company across various media? Can you design graphical assets for multiple media such as print, social media, games, web to meet defined themes? Do you have a fair knowledge of color patterns, printing cycle and specifications? Then, here is an opportunity to our team of creatives in making learning fun and engaging for kids. Genii Games is searching for a graphic designer to create branded designs for various media such as print, web, etc.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Create top quality themed designs for various branded items
Develop and manage asset pipelines of art works
Liaise with printers in ensuring quality outputs
Meet project milestones and deadline set by the team
Work with the team in bringing ideas to life in a timely manner
Interpret data using creative graphics such as infographics
Prepare works for various print media
Work with existing graphic assets such as photos, illustrations
Develop user interface assets for games, apps etc.
Person Specification
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and any of Corel Draw, Adobe In-Design.
Possess the quality to ensure a consistent branding
Ability to design child-friendly assets
Must be bursting with ideas and willing to try new things
Must be committed to punctuality and adhere to given instructions
Demonstrate a good knowledge of print specifications and printing process, hence experience in printing is an added advantage
Demonstrate a good understanding of User Interface designs
Committed to continuous learning and improvement of skills
Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
Job Title: 2D/ 3D Animator
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Job Purpose
As animator, your main task is to create feature level animations using defined cultural themes especially for kids.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Create and animated characters, environments and effects for children’s educational resources
Develop and manage asset pipelines
Meet project milestones and deadline set by the team
Work with a team of writers, concept artists, sound engineers, voice-over artists on storyboards/animatic to bring characters to life
Animate concepts to meet defined audiences and themes
Demonstrate a strong sense of performance posing, timing, weight and lip sync
Deliver quality work in a timely manner
Person Specification
Proficiency in 2D or 3D modeling and animation tools such as Toon Boom, Adobe Flash, Autodesk Maya, Blender (please indicate the software you’re most proficient at)
Have good drawing skills using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Experience with an animation studio or participation in an animated short is an added advantage
Great communication skills and enjoy working in a team
Knowledge of After Effects is also an advantage
Have a good working knowledge and understanding of the animation production cycle for multiple media/platforms (web, tv, games)
Flexibility to develop animations for various uses – games, videos etc.
This is a full-time role and the candidate will be an essential member of the team and therefore needs to be willing to hit the ground running from day 1.
Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
Genii Games is built on the passion of its members and a purpose to create engaging experiences from our rich cultural heritage, hence it’s a great opportunity for you to channel your skills into our offerings.
Job Title: Web Programmer
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Job Descriptions
Do you have an experienced knowledge of web development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and any server-side tools such as Python or PHP? Have you any experience building HTML5 based games?
Genii Games presently requires the fulltime services of an experienced web programmer to develop web apps for its suite of learning aids.
Responsibilities
Design of web application
Manage user data and sessions
Work with payment APIs
Develop new and existing HTML5 based games
Implement standards and technologies for effectiveness and efficiency
Work with existing assets for UI/UX
Requirements
This is a full-time role and the candidate will be an essential member of the team and therefore needs to be willing to hit the ground running from day 1.
Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
Job Title: Creative Writer
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Job Purpose
As creative writer, you will explore various channels and resources with the objective of providing clear structures and scripts for our content development.
Also, you will maintain relationships with new and existing network of resource persons such as teachers, pedagogical experts etc.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Curate contents for social media and blog
Create scripts around pre-defined themes for new products
Work with professionals such as educators and other content providers in creating uniform content structures and scripts for meeting defined objectives
Work with our team of designers, voiceover artistes etc. during content development sessions
Research into pedagogical trends for kids
Person Specification
Our preferred candidate is one who demonstrates the following qualities:
Candidate should be bright, enthusiastic and willing to go the extra mile in meeting defined objectives
Candidate should have a good knowledge of Microsoft Word and text editing software.
Candidate must be confident enough to work on his or her own and be bursting with original content ideas
Possess good communication skills as candidate may be regularly involved in meetings.
Candidate must be willing to move freely around Lagos and outside when required in meeting content providers
A knack for social media with active engagement is an added advantage.
Willing to research into educational subjects around kids and African Cultures
Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
Job Title: 2D Illustrator/Comic Artist
Location: Yaba, Lagos
Job Description
Genii Games Limited seeks the services of an experienced creative 2D illustrator/comic artist to join its team.
Responsibilities
As a 2D Illustrator, your main responsibilities will include:
Digital illustrations and paintings of comic styled works for various media including print and web
Meet project milestones and deadline set by the team
Work with the team in bringing ideas to life in a timely manner
Work with existing graphic assets such as photos, illustrations
Edit artworks for various purposes
Prepare vector assets for animations and games.
Person Specification
In addition to the foregoing, candidate must demonstrate the following:
Experienced in Adobe Illustrator software for vector designs as well as Adobe Photoshop software for bitmap designs
Must be self-motivated and willing to work under pressure
Must be committed to punctuality and adhere to given instructions
Must be bursting with ideas and willing to try new things
Committed to continuous learning and improvement of skills
Ability to work with a drawing tablet (WACOM)
Flexibility of illustration styles to suit defined themes such as Children, Culture etc.
Ideal opportunity for an undergraduate, graduate or equivalent.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: info@geniigames.com
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