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Senior / Principal Environment Concept Artist

Bonfire is seeking a creative Sr. Environment Concept Artist who will bring vision and inspiration to our new original IP. Our ideal candidate is excited about creating immersive environments and has a good understanding of architecture from many eras as well as organic environments. Most importantly, a successful candidate strives for excellence and brings solid ideas and solutions that help shape the land, skies, and stars that inhabit our universe.

Bonfire Studios is a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment where every developer’s voice shapes the company, the game, and the tasks we work on each day. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site at our Irvine, California studio and some work-from-home. However, we understand each person’s circumstances may be unique, and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements.

About the role...

• You will create awe-inspiring concept art for environments and props, which includes everything from loose thumbnail sketches to polished key art.
• Create engaging and alluring environment concepts that immerse players into our world while guiding the 3D artists in executing the idea in a game engine.
• You will develop mood boards, lighting keys, color scripts, screenshot paint-overs, BlueSky ideation, line art, callout sheets, storyboarding and graphic design.
• Collaborate with the Art Director, Artists, Designers, and Engineers on developing a creative solution for visually complex features that results in drawing players deeper into a world.
• You will create redline notes for the 3D artist, taking game levels to a higher fidelity for the production.
• You'll wear many hats, have ample opportunity to utilize your prior experience as a Concept Artist, and also be supported in experimenting with new areas of interest to you.

We're excited about you because you...

• Believe, as we do, that great games are the product of great teams that put their people first.
• Value working with a diverse team and welcoming different perspectives.
• Have a growth mindset and also care about helping others develop.
• Experience in the games and/or film industry, designing characters, costumes, and creatures.
• Demonstrates outstanding draftsmanship with an understanding of fundamentals like composition, perspective, proportion, scale, value, and color theory.
• Have a strong sense of material surfaces and the ability to communicate that visually.
• Possess the ability to collaborate and receive feedback from Art Directors and Game Directors on architecture, interiors, exteriors, and props.
• Actively improve your skills and maintain a grasp of industry techniques, evaluate competitive products, learn new software packages and traditional art methods.
• Able to self-manage time and meet deadlines and goals.
• You are an exceptional individual contributor, but you have also taken the lead on some projects.

A little something extra...

• Knowledge of standard 3D software such as Zbrush, Maya, Modo, 3ds, or Blender to facilitate concept creation.
• Are able to tell full-scene character focus story through their illustration.
• Can work with outsourcing to provide feedback on the concepts and 3d models
• Have 7+ years in the games or film industry working on character, creatures, and props designs in past projects.
• Have familiarity with tools that can help keep track of the latest concepts and help streamline the production
• Are able to learn new tools and game engines quickly.

You'll love working at Bonfire because we...

• Have strong values that include transparency, ownership, and trust. We are a people-first studio that also strives for a high bar of excellence in our creations.
• Celebrate craft expertise because we are a small, tight-knit group of highly experienced game developers who are as passionate about our team as we are our game.
• Offer opportunities to learn and contribute beyond your focused discipline in areas of interest or passion.
• Practice candor and feedback, leveling ourselves and each other up in the process.
• Play games and have fun together, kindling our own love for games and learning about each other.

The base salary range for this position is $148,600 - $236,133. The range doesn't tell the whole story - we are always open to candidates at different stages in their careers and consider candidates' potential impact holistically, not just their years of experience or skill level. There is also more to our total comp package than salary, we offer equity to every new hire as well as a comprehensive benefits package and more. We will be happy to share more about our compensation opportunities when we chat with you!