Environmental Concept Designer

Description

Position:  Environment Concept Designer/Visual Development Artist

Reports to:  Director  

Position Description and Responsibilities:

• To explore and present the visual direction for environments/sets and props as a means to provide the roadmap for the storyboard team during visual development and pre-production while meeting the highest of quality, aesthetically and technically;
• To assist with visual exploration and/or research of design as required by production or the studio
• To partner with Director/Art Director (CG Supervisor and Technical Team, if required) to help ensure aethetic goals are met in the most efficient manner;
• To collaborate with the Director/Art Director to explore and develop colour design as required by production or the studio;
• To work collaboratively with other departments, such as the Story Team, to support their needs as determined by the Director/Art
• Director;
• To ensure file management and archiving of art work is maintained throughout the course of production;
• To maintain awareness of the broader show needs as they relate to aspects of art and design and related revisions;
• To assist in the creation of visual direction for characters/environments/props for use by various asset departments within the pipeline

• To gather suitable reference material from various sources;
• To produce concept art, schematics, layouts, as well as clean orthographics (if required);
• To revise work per Director’s/Art Director’s feedback;
• Provide creative input where appropriate;
• To work in adherence to budget and schedule constraints while maintaining the show’s overall look and mood ;
• To troubleshoot creative and technical issues as they arise as requested by Art Director.