Description
Award-winning TiMi Studios seeks a Lead Concept Artist with a vision for characters and worlds who can really help us build a new world-class IP from concept to market!
Are you ready to create something groundbreaking, genre-defining and fun for years to come? Do you have an insatiable passion for video games and creating new ways for players to be engaged? We are looking for a passionate developer who shares our love for our medium. Come channel your energy into making an exceptionally fun experience and defining the great studio culture necessary to inspire minds to develop great video games.
Our team is working on an unannounced project and we’re looking for a versatile and creative Lead Concept Artist. You will work closely with the Art Leads to help us guide the art vision and development for the studio’s first project. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience creating concept designs ranging from characters, creatures to environments, even icons and UI. You have a solid grasp of foundational art skills that include, color theory, human and creature anatomy, lighting, design theory, as well as being flexible in terms of style choice. Your goal is to champion a compelling visual style for the game and combine inspiring art with great gameplay.
Responsibilities
- Skilled in creating highly inspirational character, creature, environment, and prop concepts that inspire the team and contribute to the unique visual direction of our game
- Create visual development concepts to promote ideas and enroll others in a unique artistic vision for the game
- Create mood paintings, layout studies, and lighting keys to inform and inspire environment artists and level designers
- Partnering with other artists, designers, and engineers to provide visual and concept solutions to help problem solving complex design goals
- Help staff the concept team with more talented artists, work with art manager to provide guidance and mentorship to help your team grow
- Coordinating with other art leads, design, and production to help accomplish the goals of the concept art team
- Document and communicate specifications and visual benchmarks to support the game’s artistic vision to both internal and external artists
Essential Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience as a Concept Artist/Lead Concept Artist
- A portfolio of visionary and inspiring concept work you can show and talk about your ideas to the team
- Strong understanding of human/creature anatomy, color theory, composition, lighting, etc.
- Expert understanding of Photoshop or an equivalent design program
- Ability to understand and incorporate requests and revisions effectively and efficiently
- Ability to deliver art feedback with paint over, verbal and written formats
- Understand gameplay mechanics and have a developer’s mindset build in, able to use your artistic skills improve gameplay and the player experience
Desirable Pluses
- Shipped more than one AAA games on PC/console
- Have extensive experience creating awesome creature designs
- Experienced working with UI/UX department and providing with design solutions
- Create inspirational illustrations for marketing department, generate storyboard and 2.5D frames for narrative department
- Experienced working with third party venders and able to coach external artists to execute on the same vision standards established by the team
Additional Information
- Create high quality games backed by unlimited resources:
- You will be working to bring incredible game ideas to market, and you will never run out of resources at your disposal.
- You will be supported completely to bring next-gen experience live to players around the world!
- Make a major impact at a global studio:
- You will be working on a key initiative at TiMi Studio, building games that are hits not just in the east or west, but globally.
- The impact of your efforts will ripple not just through the whole studio group (2,500+ employees) but will serve as a blueprint for the entire gaming industry.
