Concept Artist

Description

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Betsoft Gaming, the international slot gaming titan, is looking for a Concept Artist to join their award-winning team. Betsoft, first known for true 3D cinematic gaming, is now known worldwide for break-through technology and radical evolutions in slot gaming mechanics. As a Tier One developer, they provide visually entertaining and conceptually compelling multi-platform entertainment.

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The Position

Candidates need a strong demonstrated history in both character and background design. Working with the art director, the right candidate will produce highly creative and visually compelling characters and environments. The artist for this position will be familiar with stylized realism and detailed environments such as a jungle setting but flexibility in style is a bonus.. General 3D knowledge is also welcome.

Responsibilities:

• Illustrate a wide range of highly creative character and environment concepts for in-game use
• Assemble reference materials to support the concept designs
• Assist Art Director in maintaining visual style for characters and environments
• Produce art ranging from rough thumbnails to clean line work to print quality images
• Collaborate with other departments to concept strong in-game assets

Required Skills:

• Solid background in traditional arts, sketching and/or illustration
• Environment concept capabilities as well as character designs
• Strong illustration skills with an ability to work in multiple styles
• Proficient in Adobe Suite
• Enjoys working in a highly collaborative, quickly evolving team environment
• Able to manage multiple tasks and be self-directed
• Positive attitude and ability to receive and provide objective and constructive feedback
• Work within or establish different types of style, including styles set by other artists or art directors
• Have expertise in illustrating characters, props, vehicles, and environmental pieces in different settings, with experience specifically related to “jungle setting”
• Provide initial ideas rapidly with rough illustrations and thumbnails, quickly moving through the ideation process
• Strong grasp of color theory, line, light and shadow and how these influence mood and focal points
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Ability to balance technical function, aesthetics, and creativity
• Ability to develop within game design constraints and turn those restraints into exciting visuals that improve the experience
• Strong understanding of content creation from start to finish. Creating concept images, spec sheets and call outs for content artists, level artists, and animators to build from
• Ability to create clean orthographic drawings to be used a modeling guide for in-game asset creation when needed
• Ability to hit tight schedules as required

Desired but not required

• 5+ years’ experience as a concept artist
• BA in Graphic Design
• Experience as a vector artist in graphic design or user interface design
• Dedicated gamer

Portfolio Requirements:

• Character and Environment designs demonstrating an ability to infuse personality and emotion into designs, with a focus in stylized realism and/or jungle settings
• Demonstrate a variety of character types
• Clean isometric drawings to be used as modeling guides for creation of production assets
• Completed polished illustrations demonstrating an ability to render subject matter in an environment