Lead Concept Artist CG Jobs

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Builds and manages the concept art team
  
• Engages and mentors concept artists to ensure team cohesion and helps develop both short and long-term career goals advised by the Art Department Manager.
  
• Participates in the overall planning and scope of the Concept needs for projects.
  
• Works with other departments to ensure that concept assets are delivered in a timely manner.
  
• Helps advance and improve concept art quality through reviews of work with a critical, artistic eye.
  
• Works with Project Management to help create and maintain clear and consistent schedules.
  
• Communication with other art teams for the purpose of scoping work, understanding needs, and proposing solutions.
  
• Being the bridge between the concept art team and other art teams to ensure the smooth transition of concept to assets.
  
• Other duties may be assigned.
  

• 8++ years in concept art, preferably within a game studio environment.
  
• Mastery of industry-standard software applications for creating concept art.
  
• Excellent traditional artistic skills with a strong grasp of art fundamentals.
  
• Possesses the ability to communicate and navigate complex design problems with both an internal and offsite team.
  
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
  

• Understanding of a variety of art and design disciplines (industrial design, human anatomy, automotive design, architectural and interior design, environmental/world building, etc.)
  
• A fundamental understanding of the 3D asset building process
  
• Ability to do block-outs in 3D
  

About Company

PlayStation Studios™ Creative Arts mission is to deliver industry leading creative artistry that astonishes and inspires our global partners. A team that works closely with every PlayStation Studio to deliver award winning Visual Arts, Music, Sound and Creative.

While we have world class facilities to ensure we can cater to any need, the people in Creative Arts make it the best in the industry. We have some of the most talented artists in gaming. Artists across all fields including Animation, Art, Performance Capture, Virtual Production, Virtual Humans, Cinematics, Music Production, Music Licensing, Sound Design, Dialog, Casting, Game Mixing, Brand, Design, Editorial and much more. These artists and storytellers challenge and push what the next generation of gaming is and will be on a daily basis.

Over the years, the team contributed to some of the most beloved franchises in gaming including God of War, Horizon, Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Ghost of Tsushima, Demon’s Souls and Ratchet and Clank, to name a few.