Lead Concept Artist (Environment)
Turtle Rock Studios
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Posted:
February 13, 2023
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Hybrid
About the position
Turtle Rock Studios is seeking a Lead Concept Artist to join their award-winning game development team and help create their next AAA title. The Lead Environment Concept Artist will be responsible for ensuring the environment concept team delivers best-in-class 2D and 3D models that push artistic, creative, and technical innovation. The right candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of production experience as a concept artist, strong leadership and mentoring abilities, and be comfortable using both 2D and 3D tools to generate creative design solutions. The estimated base pay range for this role is $135,000—$180,000 USD.
Responsibilities
- Create high quality mood paintings and sketches to inspire and guide environment artists and game designers
- Break down loose mood paintings into usable designs and layout sheets for modelers to work from
- Provide mentorship for team members
- Prototype and iterate on environment concepts to ensure they meet project standards
- Collaborate closely with Environment Artists, Concept Artists, and Technical Artists to create assets ranging from mood paintings to prop illustrations
- Guide other environment concept artists and external partners to deliver work that strives to exceed the project standards
- Look for opportunities to enhance the player experience
- Embrace and provide constructive feedback
- Use both 2D and 3D tools to generate creative design solutions
- Have strong hard surface and architectural design skills
- Excel in a collaborative environment.
Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years of production experience as a concept artist
- Basic modeling skills (Maya, Max or Blender)
- Knowledge of the latest industry-standard tools, workflows, and techniques
- Strong leadership, mentoring and teaching abilities.
- Strong sense of visual design for architecture, vehicles, and weapons
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be able to thrive in a highly collaborative, team oriented environment