Senior Concept Artist (6 month temp)
Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Monolith Productions, a division of WB Games Inc.,
seeks a Senior Concept Artist to be responsible for generating a variety of high
quality character concepts, environment concepts, matte paintings, industrial
design imagery, and graphic design/UI imagery to aid in the artistic
development of a given project. Additionally, the Senior Concept Artist will
have excellent illustration skills with an ability to create a variety of marketing
materials within established studio brands and beyond. The senior concept
artist will be a student of pop culture trends across the entertainment
industry. They will be fluent in a variety of artistic styles with a sharp
focus on creating realistic concept art. The Senior Concept artist will work closely
with the Director of Art, team concept artists, and discipline leads in the visual
development of AAA studio projects.
Job Responsibilities:
- Environmental studies,
mood pieces and screen paintovers.
- Illustrations for marketing
materials
- Sketches of props and
individual environmental elements.
- Character sketches
and creature studies.
- Detailed drawings of
weapons and armor.
- Communicate with
production artists to help clarify concepts in order to achieve milestone
objectives.
- Participates in
meetings to share personal ideas.
- UI and Graphic Design
Job Qualifications:
- 5-8
years working as a Concept Artist or Illustrator
- Previous
game console development a plus
- BA
in art or related field or equivalent experience
- Exceptional
foundation art skills.
- Strong
understanding of human and anatomy with an ability to render realistic female
and male concepts.
- Strong
understanding of animal anatomy with an ability to render realistic animal and
creature concepts.
- Strong
understanding of costume design throughout human history with a focus on the
medieval timeframe.
- Strong
understanding of geography, geology, terrain, flora with an ability to render realistic
environment concepts.
- Strong
understanding of a variety of architectural styles throughout history with an
application to architectural studies/concepts.
- Strong
understanding of color theory, value structure, and lighting fundamentals with
an application to both character and environment concept art.
- Strong
understanding of material definition with an ability to render highly realistic
materials as needed.
- Solid
understanding of industrial design with an application in describing function
and form.
- Solid
understanding of modern matte painting techniques
- Must
have an active, passionate interest in current video games to help drive the
game to the next level.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal
and organizational skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure and
deadlines.
- Must be proficient with 2D applications
such as Photoshop, Painter, etc.
The Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran's status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation, gender identity or any other category protected by law.
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