Concept Artist

Job Description

Great Games Start with Great People! This is a significant time in our company's history – and one of the most exciting times to join us!

High Moon Studios is looking for a talented and passionate Concept Artist to join us. You'll be joining a team of world-class concept artists in working on one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time. We're looking for someone who is passionate about creating immersive environments and who has a strong understanding of both architecture and organic environments.

If you are passionate about video games and concept art, come join our team!

What you'll do…
• Create inspirational artwork to define our artistic vision and support the game team.
• Produce creative designs from initial sketches to final concepts.
• Gather and organize references.
• Paint over renders and screenshots in Photoshop.
• Draw storyboards which will illustrate the movement of FX, gameplay and cinematic sequences.
• Create redline notes for environments, taking game levels to a higher fidelity.
• Actively contribute to the growth of the studio.

To succeed you should have…
• 3+ years of proven experience crafting high-quality 2D art, concepts, and designs for games.
• Strong proficiency in Photoshop.
• A deep understanding of traditional artistic skills, composition, rendering, anatomy, color theory, perspective, lighting, environment, architectural, character, and graphic design.
• Solid drawing fundamentals, along with traditional painting and rendering techniques.
• The ability to observe, research, and analyze a variety of subject matters (i.e., history, architecture, construction, and how things are made).
• Excellent interpersonal skills. and a willingness to give and receive feedback, collaborate with others to share new techniques and ideas, and contribute to a positive working environment.
• Be comfortable with learning new tools, including some of the game tools.

We'd love it if you also have….
• Knowledge of 3D applications like Blender, Maya, Zbrush, Sketch-up, etc.
• A passion for video games and a basic understanding of design for game environments.
• Graphic Design skills.

Note: A portfolio submission is required for this position.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4z7z1-3-141-244-201-42 in your application.