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Lead Concept Artist [Avatar Project]

Job Description

As part of the Avatar Project, you'll play an instrumental role in bringing to life the beautiful and dangerous world of Pandora. This is a unique opportunity to keep growing your experience in games while working hand-in-hand with Disney’s creative minds and James Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment.

As a Lead Concept Artist at Massive you'll mentor, manage and support a team of Concept Artists to help us enhance, design and create the immersive world of Pandora. You’ll work closely with the Art Director to realize their vision and share this feedback with the team. You will also collaborate with other multidisciplinary Leads, guiding concepts for environments, props, and characters within the Avatar lore.

This is a permanent position based in Malmö, Sweden, and requires working onsite. We kindly ask you to apply with your CV and message to the hiring manager/cover letter in English. Applications will be reviewed whilst the job-ad is posted.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing high-quality Concept Art for a AAA game under the Avatar IP;
• Providing constructive Art feedback, mentoring and coaching a team of Concept Artists;
• Ensuring a productive internal workflow and beneficial relationships with internal/external partners, and CoDev studios:
• Prioritizing, managing and planning the team’s day-to-day tasks;
• Ensuring deliverables are completed on-time and to specification;
• Working together with Producers, Leads, Directors and other teams to push the quality of the project.

Qualifications

You're organized, empathic and have great communication skills in English (our company language), which enables you to build trust with your team and the various stakeholders you’ll collaborate with along the way. You strive for an efficient pipeline, and your previous experience managing a team through a major game release has helped you understand; not only how to build one, but maintain an effective pipeline too, despite the typical game dev pitfalls. As an artist, you ideally have a combination of classical & concept art training, with a focus on games.

Besides the above we’re looking for someone aligned with our core values and the following skills and experience:

• A relevant portfolio of artwork (must include Realistic/Stylized Realism Concept Art, and ideally, examples with a fluid/organic nature - remembering Pandora, "It's kinda the Garden of Eden with teeth and claws" James Cameron);
• Proven experience coaching, mentoring and providing feedback to a team of Artists;
• Proven experience developing Concept Art for major productions across several development cycles;
• A relevant degree in Game Art, Art, or the equivalent work experience;
• Ability to create environment, character, and prop concept art to AAA standard;
• Advanced understanding of composition and lighting.

Additional Information

Good to know

We aim to build a team that continuously pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in game development, and because we love to learn and grow from the people around us, we might ask you to complete a practical test as a part of the recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about you.Meanwhile, please check out the videos posted below and our employee perks here, to gain greater insight into life at Massive.

Longing to be part of a fun, creative, and passionate workplace? We can offer you this and more in an open and friendly environment where you will work with some of the best craftsmen in the industry.

Massive Entertainment is a premier producer of games and interactive entertainment for the global market. The studio is located in Malmö, Sweden, and fully owned by Ubisoft Entertainment, the world’s third-largest independent video game publisher. We're more than 650 people from 50+ different countries working together to produce major titles such as World in Conflict, Far Cry 3, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and our latest Avatar Project.

We value diversity at Massive and promote a family-friendly culture and a gender-balanced work environment, where equal opportunities play a meaningful role in the day-to-day operations of our studio.

Ubisoft is committed to enriching players’ lives with original & memorable entertainment experiences. We build worlds that are a playground for the imagination, offering moments of surprise, fun, and adventure as well as opportunities for learning and self-discovery.

At Ubisoft, you’ll grow and collaborate with highly talented teams from around the world. Our massively friendly work environment will inspire you to go above and beyond to create experiences and brands people will fall in love with.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.