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Senior Character Concept Artist
3 years ago
Team Name:
Unannounced ProjectJob Title:
Senior Character Concept ArtistRequisition ID:
R005269Job Description:
Senior Character Concept Artist/Illustrator, Unannounced Project
Unannounced Project – Irvine
We’re a new team and we’re looking for a versatile and creative senior character concept artist to help us build a new unannounced project for Blizzard. Your goal is to bring characters, creatures, and an entire world to life and push the visual development of a new game. Ultimately, you’re combining inspiring art with inspiring gameplay while actively communicating and thriving on a small team.
DAY TO DAY TASKS
- Create highly imaginative character, gear, weapon, and prop concepts that inspire a team and contribute to the unique visual direction of a new game.
- Create a diverse and wide range of alluring and inspiring creature concepts that draw players into a world while helping 3D character artist model and texture them.
- Create jaw-dropping illustration work to capture the feel of the game and enroll others in its unique artistic vision.
- Partner with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspiring art vision for this new Blizzard experience.
YOUR BACKGROUND
- 5+ years professional experience as a character concept artist and you understand the concept artist’s role in the game development process.
- Exceptional ability creating traditional 2D art and you know when to work quick to generate conceptual ideas and when to slow down and polish an image for public consumption.
- You’re highly creative and an expert with design, silhouette, and structure when creating characters and you’re a pro with costuming and representing a wide range of themes and personalities with your characters and creatures.
- You might have some experience working with 3D modeling programs like Zbrush to quickly get your ideas out there to get the job done.
- Exceptional understanding of human and creature anatomy and you know how to stylize them to create compelling and memorable characters with emotions and feelings.
- You love to collaborate. Creating epic entertainment experiences is a team effort and you thrive when exploring ideas and working with others.
- You love games, movies, animation, and you love dissecting them while thinking how to take them to the next level.
- You have a passion for Blizzard games and understand the unique approach to creating Blizzard art for our game universes.
SEND US
- Resume
- Portfolio – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
- An art test might be required.
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