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Expert Concept Artist

WE ARE GAMEMAKERS

Who we are:

We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our core values and inspired by inclusivity to build amazing games that captivates players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our team is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our company and games. We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.

What we need:

As an Expert Concept Artist at 31st Union, you will have a significant role in shaping the visual direction for the project. You are a strong and experienced designer with excellent conceptual art skills and sensibilities. You will be collaborating with art direction and other visual designers to set the look and feel for our project. You will work proactively with others in all visual art disciplines to help provide solutions that supports gameplay and art direction needs. We love games that play well and also look great; together we will set the stage for a rich and stunning world filled with diverse characters and environments.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize designs to inspire the team that marries phenomenal artistic taste with an eye for gameplay friendly designs.
• Conceptualize a variety of designs ranging from characters, weapons, props, vehicles, storyboards, UI, and environment art.
• Work closely with the artistic team to establish and craft designs that speaks to the art direction
• Provide clear instructional guides for the art team to use as a resource and guide.
• Work with lead concept artist and team to Identify and implement standard processes, workflows and pipelines that pushes the quality bar for concept art
• Mentor and help more junior artists grow artistically and professionally.
• Research and evaluate the design process and provide the output of the research as part of the design concept art deliverables
• Actively improve skills and abilities by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitive products, learning new software packages and traditional art methods
• Ability to provide constructive feedback to internal staff and external partners, based on the creative needs of the business

Who you are:

• Strong conceptualisation skills that demonstrates a firm grasp and understanding of the needs of visual arts in an interactive medium
• Ability to take direction and engage in constructive brainstorming with the team
• Strong traditional art experience to build assets from sketches to more polished marketing pieces
• Motivated self-starter to work in and explore artistic concepts in 2D and 3D
• Excellent eye for color, composition, and overall design skills
• Awareness of current trends in visual communication and how best to adapt those trends into an interactive game experience
• Ability to work with industry standard 2D graphics applications (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Blender, etc.,)
• Plus, if you have experience working in game engines (e.g. UNREAL, Unity, and other propriety or commercial engines), design tool-sets and production pipelines
• Perforce and Jira experience
• Passion for games!