Job Description:
The ideal candidate is a highly creative professional responsible for generating visual ideas and designs for various media projects such as amusement video slot games, online games and advertising campaigns. They work closely with the senior artists and other team members to develop visually appealing and cohesive concepts that align with the project's goals and target audience.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the creative team to brainstorm and develop visually compelling ideas and designs.
- Create initial sketches, storyboards, and rough drafts to visualize and communicate concepts.
- Research and gather references, inspirations, and relevant visual materials to enhance the design process.
- Generate concept art and illustrations that effectively convey the desired visual style, mood, and overall look of the project.
- Refine and finalize concepts based on team feedback and direction, ensuring consistency and adherence to project guidelines.
- Produce detailed and polished artwork in various styles with digital media using industry standard software.
- Stay updated with current industry trends, art techniques, and technological advancements relevant to concept art and illustration.
- Collaborate with other artists and team members to ensure a cohesive vision and a consistent visual narrative throughout the project.
- Ability to give and receive constructive criticism in a professional manner and contribute creative solutions to design challenges and problem-solving exercises.
- Meet project deadlines while maintaining a high level of artistic quality and attention to detail.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Ability to work with a variety of different illustration styles.
- Ability to receive art direction and provide multiple design solutions.
- Ability to work quickly and precisely in a fast-paced environment and keep tight deadlines.
- Ability to self direct, keep up with multiple tasks and have an eye on what’s next.
- Understand the art pipeline and how to implement art into the game.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Portfolio required. Candidates should be prepared to do an art test as part of the interview process.
- Exceptional illustrator with an eye for perspective, color, lighting, mood and composition.
- Experience developing a unique and cohesive visual style in a team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Sequential Art, Media Art and Animation or equivalent work experience.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience creating game art.
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years’ experience with Unity 3D or similar game engine.
- Experience illustrating a wide variety of subjects
- Knowledge of typography and experience working with layer styles in Photoshop.
- Experience with popular 3d modeling package such as Maya, Blender, or Zbrush.
- Knowledge of texture painting and/or UV layout.
- Experience with game engine shaders or modding.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Norcross, GA 30093: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person