About Splash Damage

Splash Damage is dedicated to crafting team-based games that ignite friendships as much as they do healthy competition and teamwork. We’ve forged enduring experiences within some of gaming’s most beloved franchises over the years and are now entering a bold new era fuelled by ambitious projects utilising both established and original IP, a move into self-publishing and expansion into new locations.

We're advocates for a healthy work-life balance and believe that our teams create the best work when they have a range of perspectives and experiences to draw from. We're committed to increasing diversity across our studio, fostering an inclusive environment to ensure everyone's voices are heard.

Our efforts have been recognised with several best employer awards over the years. Most recently, we were awarded the coveted 3-star ‘world-class employer’ accreditation by Best Companies and named the 58th best large company to work for in the UK, and the 29th best large company in London.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 situation, we're all currently working from home. We continue to hire across our projects and will set you up remotely for the time being.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family, including:

Private Medical and Dental Cover for you and your family, along with the 24/7 Babylon digital GP service
Get mental health support from our trained Mental Health First Aiders or via our third-party counselling service
24/7 employee assistance helpline offering advice and support on a range of topics, including health, relationships, finances, and the law
25 days of annual leave, plus 8 public holidays and our annual closure between Christmas and New Year’s
Industry-leading fully-paid 30 weeks maternity leave & 10 weeks paternity leave
Enhanced company pension contributions
Our famous social events are open to you and your family to help you build friendships and have some fun along the way
Group life assurance scheme

The Role:

Concept Artists at Splash Damage are the talented individuals who translate ideas into tangible designs that inform the aesthetics of the worlds that the player will eventually move around, the characters they’ll meet and the props that they might wield.

We trust our Concepts Artists to not only visualise other people’s ideas, but to also come forward with their own ideas and collaborate closely with the team to realise their full potential. Creating the rough initial sketches as well as filling in the missing finishing details.

Splash Damage is looking for an Environment Concept Artist to join our growing teams of talented developers, helping us to create exciting games that are expertly built and enjoyed by millions.

You Will:

Create high quality concepts of environmental scenes varying in scope
and scale.
Communicate your ideas and thought processes through rapid iterative
sketch work.
Produce elevation drawings and breakdown sheets of final designs if
needed.
Work with the Lead Concept Artist and Art Director to maintain high
quality visual designs in keeping with the project's visual direction.
Collaborate with Environment Art, and Level Design to ensure that designs
will translate effectively from ideation into the game.

You Have:

An up-to-date portfolio filled with examples of environment concepts.
A grounding in traditional artistic skills with a demonstrable application of
composition, light and colour.
A strong sense of silhouette, form, and proportion.
The ability to create believable natural and artificial scenes that translate
well into 3D and level design.
Skills in rendering convincing surface material types.
Proficiency with industry standard painting software such as Photoshop.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mind set.
A professional approach to giving and receiving constructive feedback.
The ability to work well self-directing and within a team.
Confidence working in both a realistic and stylised art style

Bonus Points for:

An understanding of video game environment pipelines and processes.
A grounding in architecture or an understanding of basic interior design
principles.
An interest in foliage from individual elements to large scale landscaping.
Basic hard surface and organic 3D skills with Blender, SketchUp, Zbrush or other industry recognised applications.

Splash Damage is an equal opportunity employer. We believe our teams create better work when they have a range of perspectives to draw from, and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment that celebrates diversity.