Crystal Dynamics, a part of the Square Enix family and the studio behind Marvel’s Avengers and the award-winning Tomb Raider game franchise, is constantly on the hunt for top-tier gaming talent worldwide. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing the best talent available to concept, create, and contribute to the most exciting projects in gaming. Our 25-plus years of game development experience, as well as our combined AAA games industry pedigree, has established us as one of best studios to work for today.
Benefits for this full-time position include a competitive salary, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options and plenty of days of paid time-off.
Position Summary
Crystal Dynamics is on the hunt for an amazing Character Concept Artist for our team! As a concept artist, you will be responsible for working with Art Directors on the visual development for our multi-studio teams; providing insight and inspiration with your designs and illustrations as they build these pieces and weave them into the fabric of our games. This is an opportunity to use a wide variety of production artwork: environment and/or character designs, prop designs, paint overs, storyboards, color and lighting compositions.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Create concept designs and art direction materials that fit within the style guide and boundaries as set by the Art Director
- Assist in creating the style guide for the visual direction and language to be used throughout the project
- Provide in depth research, reference material, and develop conceptual ideas – AND be able to communicate these ideas in a well-organized and visual manner
- Design a wide range of original concepts and subject matter with a focus on characters, creatures, objects, etc
- Create lighting, composition and mood, color studies, as well as storyboards
- Communicate across multiple departments and disciplines in an organized and clear manner
- Carry an idea from the conceptual phase to the finished illustration and an understanding of translating these ideas to real-time game content
Essential Requirements
- Strong eye for quality and a demonstrable ability to create various types of concept art (ie character, environment, weapons, etc) with an emphasis on designing hard surface concepts
- Exceptional understanding of color, mood, lighting and architecture with a keen eye towards form, shape, structure, and silhouette
- Portfolio demonstrating current-gen 3D art techniques in a realistic style
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Ability to utilize 3D modeling programs such as Maya, Zbrush, and/or Modo
- Familiar with Unreal Engine and understanding of how software is utilized within the pipeline
- Strong foundation in the traditional arts, including, but not limited to, figure drawing, landscape painting, and illustration
We are committed to identifying and implementing positive and persistent measures to ensure equal opportunity in the recruitment, hiring, development, training, promotion and compensation of a diverse team employee group. This includes persons of different race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, political affiliation, age, veteran status, uniform service member status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or citizenship, as well as any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.