The song is about breakfast, so the kitchen has to feel like home in many countries at once. You find the details that make it true.
Tatako is booking Background and Layout Artists to build the 2D places where our songs, shorts and site pages happen. You design layouts and paint backgrounds in Tatako’s flat style, from kitchens and bedrooms to streets, classrooms and parks, with details that make families from many countries feel at home. You work with the Art Director and the 2D Animators.
About Tatako
Tatako is a first-words app for parents raising a child with two languages. Parent and child do each lesson together: it takes about five minutes, there is nothing to read, and a small round octopus keeps them both company. He has eight arms, no socks, and usually loses count at seven.
The language of home stays the language of home. Tatako adds a second one on top, at a child’s pace, from the very first words. A guide voice tells the parent what to do next and can be switched off at any time. The parent leads the child through three small steps: Hear it, say it. Touch it. Name it. In the last step the picture comes back without the word, and the child names it first.
We started with English: first words and phrases, from “hello” and “mommy” to colors, animals and what the teacher says in class. Your child learns English, and the prompts, the menus and every step of guidance are in your family’s own language. Tatako works on the web, on Apple and on Android.
The role
- Remote project work, open to candidates anywhere in the world
- Fluent English
- An agreement signed before you start: your work is made for Tatako, Inc. and its rights go to the company in writing
By the end of your first project, the song or short has its full set of backgrounds, the layouts work for the animators, and every room looks lived in.
What you will do
- Design layouts for 2D song videos and shorts: camera, staging and room for the characters to act.
- Paint backgrounds in Tatako’s flat 2D style and in the Art Director’s palette.
- Research homes, streets and schools from many countries, and draw them with respect and accuracy.
- Make backgrounds that work in wide and vertical formats, for every channel.
- Create backgrounds for tatako.com pages and printables when the team needs them.
- Deliver layered, well-named files ready for animation and compositing.
- Take notes from the Art Director and the 2D Animators, and revise quickly.
What you bring
- 4+ years painting backgrounds or designing layouts for animation, games or illustration.
- Skill in Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator or similar, with clean layered files.
- A portfolio of 2D environments with strong perspective, color and mood.
- An understanding of staging for animation and of how characters move through space.
- Curiosity about everyday life in many countries.
- Reliable delivery on project schedules.
Bonus points
- You have worked on animation for kids.
- You have designed for vertical video.
Why you will love it
- Draw the everyday places families recognize as their own.
- A simple flat style where color and composition do the work.
- Projects with clear briefs and notes that help.
How to apply
Meet the octopus at tatako.com, then email join@tatako.com with your LinkedIn profile or portfolio. Make sure it shows a portfolio of 2D backgrounds or layouts for animation.
If your experience matches the role, our team will get in touch to discuss next steps.