Lead Concept Artist

Description

BattleCry Studios, the newest ZeniMax studio in Austin, is seeking a talented Lead Concept Artist for recently announced title, BATTLECRY.  For more information on this project, please visit www.battlecrythegame.com.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with Art Director Andrew Collins (SW:TOR, Star Wars Galaxies) and Creative Director Viktor Antonov (creative lead on Half Life 2 and Dishonored) to help drive our distinctive art style and evolve the vision of BATTLECRY
• Lead and mentor a team of concept artists
• Collaborate with the art team to implement and maintain the creative vision for the game
• Ensure quality and consistency of assets by maintaining responsibility over your work throughout BATTLECRY’s development

To be successful, you must have:

• Excellent traditional artistic skills with a strong grasp of composition, anatomy, color theory, perspective, lighting, environment, architectural, character, costume and graphic design
• Proficiency in life drawing as well as a strong imagination and willingness to push the envelope, and to innovate within the parameters of the game’s world
• The ability to storyboard and help conceptualize character movement and VFX
• Strong communication and excellent visual storytelling and written skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules
• Strong communication skills and understanding of various art disciplines (animation, character, environment, VFX)
• A very strong understanding of characters and ability to push a variety of styles
• A passion for gaming

It’d be great if you also have:

• Experience in the game industry, even better if in AAA game development
• Strong understanding of various architectural styles and early 20th century mechanics