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Environment Concept Artist at FromSoftware
At the studio behind Dark Souls and Elden Ring, you will create 2D images with a focus on environment design, plan out game space based on the core concept, and provide suggestions for scene staging. The work will not simply be drawing environments: you will be required to understand core game concepts and offer designs/suggestions for scene production, including choreography.
Qualifications:
- Experience as an Environment Concept Artist.
- Either a graduation certificate from university (graduate school), or 10 years of work experience relating to art or graphic design (any period of time studying art or graphic design at school may be included under work experience.)
- Applications are welcome from those with concept art experience.
Principal Concept Artist at Epic Games
Epic is looking for a talented Principal Concept Artist to help us continue to shape the future of Fortnite. As Principal Concept Artist, you will work with the development teams to create memorable environments along with unique and compelling characters that exude personality and style. You will use your artistic expertise in color, composition, shape, and visual design to help push our iconic visual style. Your craft expertise in both character and environment design will provide the inspiration that will continue to push the boundaries of what Fortnite means to our players.
Requirements:
- Worked on at least one AAA game in a Lead or Principal Concept Artist role.
- Portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity, and craftsmanship.
- Effective leader, collaborator, and problem solver, able to coordinate with internal and external teams.
- 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).
- Excellent traditional artistic skills with a strong grasp of composition, anatomy, color theory, perspective, lighting, environment, architectural, character, costume, and graphic design.
- 7 + years of experience in the game industry working in AAA game development.
- You’re user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative.
- These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.
Senior 3D Artist at Netflix
Netflix is seeking a skilled and versatile Senior 3D Artist with expertise in 3D modeling, technical art, VFX, animation, and more. In this role, you'll craft high-quality, engaging assets for a third-person, non-violent MMO. You'll be responsible for transforming prototype features into polished player experiences, working on models, materials, asset kits, blueprints, particle systems, and other essential elements of the entire art pipeline.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of game art experience.
- Experience in Blender.
- Prior experience working with Unreal's Niagara.
- A portfolio that demonstrates solid environment art experience in stylized colorful worlds.
- Prior experience working with modular assets/kits.
- The ability to create assets quickly, without thorough art direction or concepts.
- Experience implementing assets and working within game config files.
Lead UI Artist at Rocksteady
Rocksteady is looking for a Lead UI Artist. The ideal candidate will possess both experience with and passion for creating high-quality user interfaces that enable an intuitive, accessible, and enjoyable gameplay experience.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Able to demonstrate exceptional knowledge and application of UX.
- Accessibility & player-focused design principles – through work in complex game projects, ideally with AAA targets.
- Demonstrable professional graphic design skills – particularly layout, typography, and colour theory application.
- Proficient experience in a AAA games leadership role.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Figma and Adobe software for 2D Design.
- Knowledge of current interaction and design trends in Games, particularly across PC & Console titles.
- Direct experience working within a AAA game engine.
- Familiarity with Unreal Engine and node-based visual scripting.
- Knowledge of Unreal materials/shaders for UI texture optimisation.
- Motion graphic skills are a bonus, i.e., Adobe After Effects.
- Knowledge of industry-standard Game Development 3D software is helpful.
- Experienced in overall Game development pipelines and processes across disciplines.
Senior Manager, Art Direction – Teamfight Tactics at Riot Games
Riot is looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you’re passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren’t afraid to experiment, and have a healthy disregard for constraints.
Required Qualifications:
- Experienced with the entire game art production pipeline, knowing the dependencies and how every discipline coordinates with each other.
- Motivated by both art directing and people management.
- Creativity or outcome-focused, with attention to detail, holds self and work to high standards.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, being able to effectively navigate through vague situations.
- Deft skill in translating vague creative ideas into digestible information and actionable items.
- Is articulate and a good communicator. Be able to communicate abstract/complicated ideas and clear goals in English.
- Experienced in people management and knowing how to set others up for success.
- Play Teamfight Tactics and have great player orientation.
Lead Designer at Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games is looking for a Lead Designer. In this role, the Lead Designer is responsible for leading a team of designers to execute on a single project or area of focus with the Design Manager, responsible for the well-being of team members and performing high-quality people management, while providing a critical component of the studio's mission to create games that have a positive and lasting impact on people's lives by helping foster an environment of craft excellence, collaboration, and positivity.
Qualifications:
- Dedication towards individuals and team growth.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in and contribute to a collaborative environment.
- Must be flexible with schedule changes and shifting timetables.
- Needs to be able to work independently and efficiently.
- Ability to multitask several time-intensive tasks at once.
- Must be willing to put the needs of the team first, especially when team members require guidance and mentoring.
Senior Procedural Technical Artist at Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio – the team behind the legendary God of War franchise – is looking for a senior technical artist to join its Procedural Technical Art team. This is a great chance to get on board with a storied studio and an amazing team.
Requirements:
- Experienced production artist with a solid understanding of art fundamentals.
- Deep understanding of artist workflows.
- Effective collaborator and communicator.
- Technically proficient at geometry processing and procedural generation in Houdini.
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