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As a Senior Concept Artist at 31st Union, you'll play a significant role in shaping the visual direction of Project ETHOS, a free-to-play, 3rd-person rogue-like hero shooter.  You'll collaborate with the character development team, game designers, and stakeholders to conceptualize and iterate on stylized designs.  Responsibilities include creating character concepts, producing high-quality visual assets (from sketches to marketing materials), establishing style guides, driving innovation in workflows, prioritizing art production, and mentoring junior artists.  You'll need expertise in character design, strong drawing and painting skills, proficiency in 2D/3D software, and experience working in collaborative team environments. The role requires translating current visual trends into compelling designs for interactive media and familiarity with game engines and production pipelines.

Established in 2019, 31st Union is a San Francisco Bay Area studio formed with a common purpose of crafting highly engaging entertainment and a commitment to putting fans first. We are an association of diverse game makers driven by a passion for our art and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build games that thrill players everywhere. We cherish our studio independence and autonomy, and value the collaborative support of our publisher 2K and parent company Take-Two Interactive, one of the world’s leading interactive entertainment companies.

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<div class="job__description body"><div>WE ARE GAMEMAKERS
Who We Are:
We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games.&nbsp; We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better. We are currently working on Project ETHOS, a new free-to-play, 3rd person rogue-like hero shooter and an exciting evolution on the genre!
Who You Are:
As a Senior Concept Artist at 31st Union, you'll have a significant role in shaping the visual direction for the project.&nbsp; You are a strong and seasoned designer with excellent conceptual art skills and sensibilities.&nbsp; You will be collaborating directly with the character development team and key stakeholders and visual designers to set the look and feel for our project.&nbsp; You will work proactively with others in all visual art disciplines to help provide visual solutions that support gameplay, narrative, and art direction needs.&nbsp; We love games that play well and look great; together we will set the stage for a rich and stunning world filled with diverse characters and environments.
Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Collaborate closely with the character development team, game designers, and key stakeholders to conceptualize and iterate on stylized designs that support the overall project vision.</li>
<li>Create character concepts with a strong understanding of artistic style, game design, narrative needs, and technical constraints, including props, weapons, vehicles, and environments as needed.</li>
<li>Produce high-quality visual assets across all development stages—from exploratory sketches to polished marketing materials.</li>
<li>Establish style guides and instructional materials in alignment with art direction, ensuring visual consistency across the art team.</li>
<li>Drive innovation in workflows and pipelines for character-focused conceptual design.</li>
<li>Prioritize, plan, and manage concept art production in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.</li>
<li>Mentor junior artists to support artistic growth and foster a collaborative creative environment.</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>Expertise in character design, with a strong focus on costume, anatomy, and stylization across multiple genres or styles.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to produce polished, stylized character illustrations with strong drawing and painting skills that translate effectively to 3D.</li>
<li>Extensive portfolio of character designs that includes inspirational and informative artwork, development sketches, and fully realized designs. Online portfolio required.</li>
<li>High proficiency in industry-standard 2D software (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and familiarity with 3D tools (e.g. Maya, ZBrush, 3DS Max).</li>
<li>Ability to work across both 2D and 3D mediums, from early concept sketches to refined marketing pieces.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment, taking direction, and contributing to brainstorming sessions.</li>
<li>Awareness of current visual trends and the ability to translate them into compelling and relevant designs for interactive media.</li>
<li>Experience working within game engines (e.g. Unreal, Unity) and familiarity with production pipelines or custom toolsets.</li>
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The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $90,000 and $145,000 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
SECURITY NOTICE -&nbsp; We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.
Please know that 31st Union and 2K never uses instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.
If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at <a href="https://complaint.ic3.gov/">https://complaint.ic3.gov/</a> and <a href="https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/">https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/</a> detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.
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Join our mission: Bring fun, inspiration and awe to our lives and to our community:&nbsp;<a href="https://thirtyfirstunion.com/values">https://thirtyfirstunion.com/values</a>
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31st Union prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.&nbsp; For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.&nbsp; This means that employment at 31st Union depends on your substantive ability, objective qualifications and work ethic – not on your age, race (including traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), height, weight, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), alienage or citizenship status, transgender, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability (actual or perceived), medical condition, AIDS/HIV, denial of family and medical care leave, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy status, childbirth, breastfeeding (or related medical conditions), marital status or registered domestic partner status, political activity or affiliation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, arrest record, or taking or requesting statutorily protected leaves, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.&nbsp; Please contact us if you need to request a reasonable accommodation.
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SMG Studio seeks an experienced Game Producer for a 3-6 month trial, potentially leading to long-term employment.  This remote role requires significant overlap with Sydney's timezone (9:30 am - 6 pm). Responsibilities include leading cross-disciplinary teams through all production phases, managing project backlogs and roadmaps, identifying and resolving blockers, managing change and risk, coordinating beta testing, liaising with third-party partners, monitoring analytics, and improving production processes.  Candidates should possess strong Agile methodologies experience, budget management skills, proficiency with production tools (Atlassian, Google Suite, Slack), and a passion for games.

<div class="col col-xs-7 description" id="job-description">
 <a href="http://smgstudio.com/">SMG Studio</a>&nbsp;is looking for an&nbsp;experienced Game Producer. We'd start with an initial 3-6 month trial and look to progress to longer after that. We're mostly working from home, but have office locations in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne you could work from. This role can be done remotely. Although for this role we will require a large&nbsp;crossover (6hrs) on <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/australia/sydney">Sydney's timezone</a>&nbsp;9.30am-6pm) &nbsp;This is a role&nbsp;where you will make a difference and you'll be able to have a sense of ownership and pride in the output of the studio.Our eclectic mix of&nbsp;games (<a href="https://smgstudio.com/movingout/">Moving Out</a>, <a href="https://apple.co/-Sping">SP!NG</a>, <a href="https://apple.co/nowayhome">No Way Home</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://smarturl.it/RISKGD">RISK</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://hyperurl.co/thumbdrift">Thumb Drift</a>, <a href="http://deathsquared.com/">Death Squared</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://otttd.td/">OTTTD</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x3Vp5MBooM">One More Line</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo3JSJWnCS8">One More Dash</a>) showcase how we don't like to rest on our laurels. We enjoy making unique, mechanically driven titles that are fun for everyone to play.You are:<ul><li>Highly organised.</li><li>Work well as a team.</li><li>Have an eye for quality with the intent on making things better.</li><li>A good listener and can communicate ideas and opinions and explain complex systems in a clear and concise manner.</li><li>A problem solver and strategic thinker.</li><li>Someone who gets stuff done with limited oversight.</li><li>Have an in-depth knowledge and passion for games. Mobile games, console games, even board games.</li><li>Someone who knows how to wrangle a spreadsheet (asset pipeline, production co-ordination, analytics analytics etc) for the forces of good</li><li>Someone who can manage multiple&nbsp;tasks with ease.</li><li>Someone who makes themselves indispensable.</li><li>Humble and level headed with a sense of humour.</li><li>Able to remain cool under pressure and work to deadlines in fast-paced scenarios.</li><li>Australian permanent resident. (We will consider those who require a 457/TSS&nbsp;VISA but this requires someone special)</li></ul>You have:<ul><li>A strong understanding of Agile methodologies with hands-on experience managing technical and digital projects</li><li>Experience managing, reviewing, and analysing budgets and resources. Also including project scope, reporting and scheduling</li><li>Fluency across production tools (Atlassian, Google Suite, Slack etc)</li></ul>Bonus points for any of the following;<ul><li>Experience working in digital agency, ecommerce or other tech company (The founders are all ex-digital advertising agency)</li><li>Experience using Jira&nbsp;or Slack.</li><li>A score of over 100 in One More Line.</li><li>Experience coding, writing, 3D, photography or any creative field.</li><li>An interest in boardgames</li><li>Prior employment at a large or small game developer</li><li>Worked on the development &amp; deployment of a console title (Switch, Xbox, Playstation)</li><li>Worked on the development &amp; deployment of a Steam title.</li></ul>Your duties will include, but not&nbsp;limited to:<ul><li>Lead and coordinate a cross-disciplinary team through all production phases to ensure project goals, milestones and deliverables are achieved.</li><li>Serve as a main point of contact for the project team, stakeholders and management.</li><li>Build and maintain project backlogs, roadmaps, schedules and other key project management artifacts across our titles and prototypes.</li><li>Crush those Blockers! Identify, escalate and help your team clear potential blockers that could affect timeline, sequencing or quality.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage change and evaluate risk and assess impact on project delivery.</li><li>Documenting the outcomes of meetings and allocating and enforcing actions on the team.</li><li>Organise and document beta testing rounds both local and remotely.</li><li>Liaise with our 3rd-party production partners.</li><li>Monitoring analytics and escalating issues and insights as needed.</li><li>Proactively contribute to the improvement of our production and development processes and tools through knowledge sharing and best practices.&nbsp;</li><li>Help coach, train and support less experienced members of the project management team, both direct and indirect reports.</li></ul>Perks &amp; Benefits:<ul><li>Remuneration based on experience&nbsp;</li><li>5 weeks annual leave after 2 years (start with 4 weeks. This is fair work law in Australia but sometimes people dont realise)</li><li>10 days sick/carer's leave (everyone is entitled to this by law&nbsp;but adding here as some countries don't have this which is silly)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Increased paid primary carer's leave from&nbsp;12 weeks to 16 weeks</li><li>Superannuation is paid on any unpaid leave (up to 52 weeks)</li><li>Increased paid secondary carer's leave from&nbsp;2 weeks to 4 weeks</li><li>Learning workshops across a variety of topics (Project Management, Resilience &amp; Stress Management and&nbsp;Time Management)</li><li>One day a year paid charity volunteer day (One Day for Change)</li><li>Three additional wellness days taken as a team</li><li>Free counselling . Employee Assistance Program, 24 hours | 7 days.</li><li>Health insurance discounts from Medibank Private</li></ul>If you're on top of your game (or would like to be), care about your work,&nbsp;then&nbsp;let's talk.Diverse, under-represented people encouraged to apply. We're happy to supply feedback on your application if you request it. </div>