Senior Concept Artist

We are looking for a Senior Concept Artist who can help drive the creation of new concepts on a new and upcoming game, as well as support the production team with any concept art needs.

Main Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Art Director, Lead Artist and Design Director to bring ideas to life in 2D
• Vast and precise visual 2D development of environmental and character art assets — ranging from quick sketches and proof-of-concept storyboards to final art that will be used in the game and by other artists to further develop their work
• Rapidly and effectively generate multiple rough thumbnail concept sketches to visualize a wide range of variant ideas and solve visual design problems
• Quickly iterate on concepts and give design variations
• Working closely with outsource vendors and providing feedback to them
• Encourage and share knowledge with more junior team members

Desired Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of experience as a concept artist — please include your portfolio with relevant industry/personal work
• Experience working closely and effectively with outsource vendors
• Excellent eye for composition, color theory, design
• Strong rendering skills, and ability to adapt to different art styles
• Ability to quickly identify problems and suggest solutions in pitches, art reviews and impromptu conversations
• Ability to bring a multitude of original creative ideas to the table and to articulate them visually
• Ability to follow and or guide an existing or evolving art style
• Ability to mentor artists when called upon
• An understanding of how light interacts with objects, materials, and environmental elements. The ability to use light as a tool to communicate both form and mood.
• Quick accurate sketching skills for storyboards/proof-of-concept pitches
• A capacity to come up with unique and creative ideas in your work
• Must know how to simplify and stylize characters and likenesses so that they can
• Previous experience working with IP/likenesses
• Previous experience creating concepts for mobile title
• Knowledge of Adobe Suite

Nice to Have Skills

• UI design experience
• High-quality logo creation
• Storyboarding experience
• 3D texture painting
• Passion for battle royale genre of games
• The ability to integrate basic 2D art into Unity
• Knowledge of Maya

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $90, 000 and $136, 000 per year.