Concept Artist

The Concept Artist is able to maintain and manage high levels of quality while working in a rapid, rigorous, and timely manner; has advanced / intermediate texturing and or concept art and illustration experience in addition to knowledge of art processes and production pipeline.

Job responsibilities :

• Work with the Art Director to design a wide variety of building and character assets
• Sketch, color and present Concept Art from which 3D artists will build in-game content
• Create original character concepts including character sheets, movement studies, and detailed breakdown for equipment and weapons
• Develop environmental concepts including mood paintings, architectural drawings, and prop concepts
• Illiterate on game assets with production team
• Able to create character / creature concepts including character sheets and detailed callouts of equipment and weapons.
• Excellent illustration skills and deep understanding of human / creature anatomy, color theory, values, form, shape language and silhouette
• Strong understanding of digital content creation tools such as Photoshop, Painter, etc.
• Contributes effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Continually refines personal artistic abilities and knowledge of new software packages and in-house tools.
• Is expected to continue to refine artistic abilities and learn new software packages and or in-house tools.
• Works efficiently and effectively within technical constraints of a production while generating high-quality artwork that matches / exceeds studios standards.
• Ability to visualize and conceive objects, characters or other elements in a way that contributes to the overall visual quality of the production.
• Communicates regularly with the Lead Artist regarding the status of current tasks; obtains Lead Artists guidance and approval as required to advance tasks, project initiatives and milestones.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related as assigned

Job requirements