Chip Theory Games is a team that builds tabletop experiences with care, curiosity, and high standards. You’ll join us at our office in Plymouth, Minnesota to help shape the visual work behind game components, while leading an art pipeline that keeps projects moving smoothly to layout-ready assets.
This is a full-time, on-site role with a salary budget of $60,000 to $80,000 per year. We also offer a set of benefits designed to support day-to-day life and long-term planning, including health insurance reimbursements, the Nice employee healthcare plan, a weekly work-from-home day, paid holidays, negotiable personal time off, a 401k program, and crowdfunding bonuses.
Responsibilities
- Manage the art pipeline from intake to delivery by gathering requirements, writing briefs, making assignments, negotiating contracts, managing budgets, and coordinating with artists.
- Collect and collate feedback across departments, direct revisions, verify adherence to specifications, and revise or touch up turnovers as needed.
- Deliver layout-ready assets to the graphic design and marketing teams.
- Define and maintain flexible processes for receiving, organizing, managing, and storing both 2D and 3D sketches and final art.
- Collaborate to set a standard of excellence for art and maintain that standard across the Chip Theory Games brand.
- Create and iterate graphic designs for boxes, playing cards, reference sheets, poker-style chips, dice, rulebooks, and other tabletop components.
- Lead, manage, and hold staff artists accountable, and identify and engage freelance artists, including contract administration.
- Complete other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- A veteran understanding of what counts as top-notch illustration in the board and card game marketplace.
- Ability to communicate clearly about art using sketches, paint-overs, written direction, and personal conversations.
- Experience hiring and directing artists.
- Demonstrated graphic design experience using the Adobe Creative Suite.
- A reliable personal system for managing tasks and responsibilities.
- Ability to work productively and respectfully with passionate co-workers.
Culture and core values
Our approach is grounded in Joy in the Journey, Stay Nimble!, Fascination First, Respect the Fans, and High Standards Without Ego. We value the process, remain open-minded as priorities shift, prioritize “wow” for fans, communicate transparently, and hold each other to strong standards through clear follow-through and problem solving.
Location, salary, & benefits
- Full-time, on-site at the Chip Theory Games office in Plymouth, Minnesota (western suburb of Minneapolis).
- Salary range: $60,000 to $80,000 per year.
- Minnesota offers four seasons, strong schools, and an excellent state government. U.S. News and World Report ranks Minnesota #3 in its Best States Rankings.
To apply
Send a cover letter and resume to dev@chiptheorygames.com.
- Include a link to an online portfolio that clearly demonstrates art direction and graphic design experience.
- If you have salary or start date requirements, share them.
- References may be requested later, but they are not needed with your initial application.
