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Concept Artist

About Playable Worlds

Playable Worlds is a team of talented and creative game industry professionals working together on a sandbox MMO built for the cloud. Led by Raph Koster (Ultima Online; Star Wars Galaxies) Playable Worlds offers a collaborative and diverse work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and an opportunity to create new kinds of gameplay and experiences in online worlds that feel real and engaging.

All positions at Playable Worlds are currently remote, but we plan to open one office location in the future as circumstances allow.

Summary

This Concept Artist position is responsible for creating iconic and memorable designs to draw players into our game for an immersive MMO play experience. The Concept Artist role designs visual references for characters, creatures, environments, and props that inspire our team and contribute to the unique visual direction of our world.

Reporting to the Lead Concept Artist , you will create mood paintings, color studies, and lighting keys to inform and guide the concept team artists and help them bring the game’s artistic vision to life.

Applicants must be able to provide examples of their work and a test may be required.

Essential Job Functions

• Work directly with the Lead Concept Artist and the Art Manager in design and production to help bring focus to the look and feel of the game.
• Lend your inspired creative ideas to visually solve game concepts.
• Design and create lighting keys, mood paintings, and color studies.
• Solicit feedback from the art team and the company to test and strengthen visual communication.
• Create visual references for characters, creatures, environments, and props.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability Requirements

• Experience level: 3+ years of professional experience as a Concept Artist in games.
• Education level: College degree in Art, Design, or similar, preferred but not required.
• Experience creating high quality drawings and illustrations.
• Experience with 3D software and creating 2D design ideas to be translated into 3D game models.
• Experience making next-gen PC or console games.
• Ability to effectively provide good draftsmanship in a timely manner and with a high degree of polish.
• Exceptional understanding of anatomy, and the skill to create compelling character concepts with emotions and feelings.
• An eye for color and detail.
• Mastery of relevant software packages such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Highly collaborative personality, using your creative energy to inspire and flesh out the vision with others on a team.
• Ability to prioritize a variety of tasks in a manner that enables timely completion.

Bonus Points for Any of These

• One shipped game title or credit, where you helped oversee the quality, scheduling, and implementation of a large portion of the game’s conceptual development.
• A passion for video games.
• Experience with multiplayer online games.

Location

• Playable Worlds is headquartered in San Marcos, California. All positions are currently remote due to the pandemic.