Concept Artist

Job Description

Electronic Art's Marcom Creative's mission is to ignite the imaginations of players through world-class creative strategy and craftsmanship. We are a multidisciplinary creative team consist of creatives, strategists, designers, artists, storytellers, and innovators. We have a Concept Artist role open on our Design Team.

The Concept Artist is responsible for developing key art and support art for marking campaigns. You will partner with other Marcom creatives, strategists, and studio art directors and vendors to support a broad portfolio of games. You will be responsible for ensuring all work represents our games, resonates with our audiences, and unifies the brand experience across all player-facing touch points.

You should have experience in illustration and keyframe design for AAA IPs. Preference will be given to candidates with prior key art experience, or a mix of 2d and 3d skills. You should also have a strong point of view on art, illustration, photography and/or 3d design. This role reports to the Associate Creative Director, Design Team for EA Games.

If this sounds like you, we want to talk!

Responsibilities:
• Contribute to visual development of key art, splash art, and paid media assets with storyboards and concept art.
• Ability to create concepts from scratch, and create color/pose studies
• Deep understanding of art fundamentals (anatomy, color, composition, value/lighting, form)
• Ability to rapidly iterate and explore a wide range of art styles for a diverse portfolio of games.
• Create reference sheets and mood boards for guiding partners as needed.

Qualifications:
• 3-5 years experience as a concept artist with progressively increasing responsibility
• Very strong traditional illustration skills in a variety of media, as well as excellent drawing skills. Matte Painting experience is a plus.
• Expert skills in Photoshop
• Nice to have: experience in 3d modeling or sculpting for concept art (Blender, Maya, Zbrush, 3D coat, etc.)
• Experience proving feedback to outsource vendors is a plus.
• Passion for gaming and art!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvyje7-18-219-22-169-42 in your application.