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Senior Concept Artist (Character Focus)

Crystal Dynamics, a part of the Square Enix family and the studio behind Marvel’s Avengers and the award-winning Tomb Raider franchise, is constantly on the hunt for top-tier gaming talent worldwide. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing the best talent available to concept, create, and contribute to the most exciting projects in gaming. Our 25-plus years of game development experience, as well as our combined AAA games industry pedigree, has established us as one of best studios to work for today.

Benefits for this full-time position include a competitive salary, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options and plenty of days of paid time-off.

Position Summary

Crystal Dynamics is on the hunt for an amazing Senior Concept Artist for our team! As a concept artist, you will be responsible for working with Art Directors on the visual development for our multi-studio teams; providing insight and inspiration with your designs and illustrations as they build these pieces and weave them into the fabric of our games. This is an opportunity to use a wide variety of production artwork: environment and/or character designs, prop designs, paint overs, storyboards, color and lighting compositions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Create concept designs and art direction materials for each project
• Assist in creating the style guide for the visual direction and language to be used throughout the project
• Provide in depth research, reference material, and develop conceptual ideas – AND be able to communicate these ideas in a well-organized and visual manner
• Design a wide range of original concepts and subject matter, including; interior and exterior environments, characters, creatures, vehicles, objects, etc
• Create lighting, composition and mood, color studies, as well as storyboards
• Work within different stylistic boundaries set by the Art Director
• Produce inspirational, promotional, and marketing art
• Collaborate with other team members in order to develop the visual direction for game
• Communicate across multiple departments and disciplines in an organized and clear manner

Essential Requirements

• Design original concepts that fit within the style guide
• Ability to design organic matter, industrial and hard surface subject matter
• Ability to quickly iterate concepts given input from the Art Director
• Professional attitude and eager to receive constructive criticism
• An exceptional understanding of color, mood, lighting and architecture with a keen eye towards form, shape, structure, and silhouette
• Strong foundation in the traditional arts, including, but not limited to, figure drawing, landscape painting, and illustration
• The ability to carry an idea from the conceptual phase to the finished illustration and an understanding of translating these ideas to real-time game content
• Must have excellent 2D skills and traditional technical knowledge
• An excellent understanding of anatomy, character design, color theory, perspective, lighting, and composition
• Expert in Photoshop
• Familiarity with 3D modeling programs such as Maya, Zbrush, and/or Modo
• At least 2 shipped AAA Games as a Concept Artist, with a minimum of 3-6 years of professional experience in a AAA Game Studio

SPECIAL NOTE: ** A portfolio submission is required for this position. Please focus this portfolio on personal contributions to your projects. Please include a shot breakdown specifying what you were directly responsible for creating. Considered portfolios should include the following:

1. 10-15 best examples of your work showcasing your ability to iterate on realistic and high fidelity environments, characters, and other requirements listed in the above description
2. Cinematic or Photography examples showcasing your eye for lighting and composition may be accepted in addition to a strong 2D portfolio

Crystal Dynamics is an EOE and M/F/D/V employer