Senior Artist, Marketing

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, ''the stuff dreams are made of,'' we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

The creative team that brought Mortal Kombat and Injustice to life is now NetherRealm Studios, part of the Warner Bros. Games family. With over 20 years of creation under our belts, NetherRealm's mission remains the same: to create cutting edge entertainment and deliver industry leading tech, game art and overall gaming experiences. NetherRealm Studios is a collaborative and creative environment, constantly striving to up the ante on what is possible in interactive entertainment. Our team is comprised of dedicated professionals with years of experience who are at the forefront of the gaming industry. The passion and energy that made Mortal Kombat a reality is still on display every day in our offices, our hallways and most definitely the studio's arcade room.

Your New Role...

NetherRealm Studios, a division of WB Games Inc., seeks a Senior Artist, Marketing to be responsible for creating high quality AAA marketing assets, social media creative, and other marketing materials for high profile game title(s). This is an individual contributor position and requires a full understanding of lighting, value structure, composition, contrapposto/character weighting and posing, basic animation principles and all aesthetic sensibilities required in creating industry competitive marketing visuals. In addition, candidate should have a strong understanding of current and next gen game pipelines and associated technology and software. A portfolio/demo reel demonstrating an ability to create high quality in game visuals and/or marketing materials and concept/illustrations is required.

Your Role Accountability...
• Conceive, develop, and execute AAA marketing materials to include in-game screenshots, character renders, promotional materials and social media creative.
• In conjunction with Marketing team and Art Director, help establish the creative direction for public facing visual ID for all NetherRealm games.
• Develop and maintain deadlines and production schedules for Marketing Art projects.
• Oversight and development of other Marketing Artist(s) on the team.
• Manage day to day communication and tasking with art outsourcing pipeline.

Qualifications & Experience...
• Strong background in traditional/fundamental art principles including: excellent color theory, composition, lighting, and realistic character posing skills
• Solid understanding of anatomy
• Wide understanding of lighting/rendering technologies.
• Familiar with Maya (or a leading 3D modeling package ) , Photoshop and has the capacity to learn new tools, and artistic method.
• Shows an able understanding of fundamental technical topics, capable of implementing them into their workflow to execute assignments.
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge and general interest in the Video Game Industry preferred
• Experience designing for a variety of Social Media Platforms preferred

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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