For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a current generation remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5. We're also proud to say that The Last of Us Part I is now available for the first time on PC. Currently, we’re busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PC and we'd love to find talented individuals to join us. 

Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome a diverse pool of candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio and the titles we craft together.

Naughty Dog is looking for a Senior Character Concept Artist to join our team in creating the next generation of award-winning story telling! You’ll be responsible for contributing to concept art and collaborating in creating compelling characters and creatures that fit seamlessly within the narrative-driven worlds we build. By working alongside other departments and disciplines to inspire, collaborate and develop artistic solutions!

What you will do:

Collaborates with Art Director and Game Director to create characters, props, visual effects, production callouts, high vision concept art and other visual guides and tasks as needed

Create pivotal content and mood boards and quick iterative sketches and mood board briefings to inspire exciting theme directions for the Game Directors

Work with Design, Character 3D art, Animation and Rigging departments to discuss production needs, technical logistics and build artistic solutions

Collaborate with 3D Artists by providing extensive paint-overs and call-out sheets

Work with outsourcing to provide feedback on the concepts and 3D models

Help mentor other concept artists and animators and collaborate to bring their vision to life

Sets “quality targets” for new or existing properties

Drives innovation of new artist pipelines, or new standards to improve artist productivity

Manage Miro board and network folder to keep tabs on the latest concepts and help streamline the production

Strengthen intra and inter-team communication to ensure the highest fidelity results

Provides detailed and relevant feedback across a variety of creative materials

Extensive knowledge of the latest game development tools, techniques, and workflows and ability to share this with the team

Other creative duties as assigned

What skills you will use:

Strong design skills with the ability to render realistic believable creatures, characters, mechanical characters and prop concepts using modern industry standard tools and techniques

Actively improve your skills and maintain an awareness of industry techniques, tools, evaluate competitive products, learning new software packages and traditional art methods

At least 6 – 8 years of experience as a concept artist, working on at least one AAA title

Great capacity to receive art direction and perform well within a team setting – collaboration is a fundamental building block of our team

Very strong portfolio showing high quality concepts that demonstrate compelling design, composition and storytelling

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong organizational and project management skills

Keen eye and strong foundational art skills to include form, lighting, colors, and composition

Knowledge of working with various 3D packages, used in concept work and in collaboration with other departments

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The estimated USA base pay range for this zone (Los Angeles area) is listed below. This role may be eligible for additional compensation packages that includes annual bonus and other incentive plans.$143,700—$179,600 USD