Senior Concept Artist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Concept Artist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the delivery of a high quality game experience within time and budget constraints;
- Track and update the progress of day-to-day tasks using designated tracking tools;
- Raise the bar with visuals and creative problem solving;
- Utilize traditional 2D illustration skills to create readable character, environment, and prop concepts that translate well into 3D art assets;
- Exhibit prototyping skills while maintaining good architecture;
- Creation of marketing imagery for web-based content;
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and take full ownership and responsibility for building, shipping, and maintaining core features;
- Develop an understanding of paid customer acquisition and work with product owners to design, execute, and monitor acquisition campaigns;
- Take the lead to create art styles and execute on steps needed to realize that goal;
- Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm task direction and consistency of own work;
- Participate in compiling data, charts, and visual assets for the creation of team-wide presentations;
- Contribute to building and maintaining a strong, open, and supportive office and company culture through regular, transparent communication;
- Draw and paint to create design sketches and final illustrations of compelling characters and worlds;
- Accurately estimate tasks;
- Take high-level feedback from Art Director and other creative leads and turn into positive results.
Requirements:
- Strong traditional art skills expressed through a grasp of composition, anatomy, color theory, architecture, fashion, and graphic design;
- Containerized application development, especially using Docker;
- Convenient Location In Redwood Shores, Accessible By Caltrain With Free Shuttles To Our Offices;
- Exceptional at creating 2D art, from rapid ideation to delivering final polished visuals;
- Passion for video games;
- Strong communication skills and excellent visual storytelling;
- Highly proficient with Photoshop or similar software. Skills using Illustrator and After Effects preferred;
- Experience working on live games;
- Strong familiarity with Bethesda Game Studios titles;
- Bachelor’s degree in art, design, or related field;
- High proficiency using Excel, Google Sheets, and similar tools;
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field required;
- Previous Android and iOS development experience;
- 2-3 shipped titles;
- 5 years minimum experience as a Concept Artist for interactive media.