Principal Character Concept Artist

6 Months ago • All levels

Concept Art

Job Description

As a Principal Character Concept Artist at 1047 Games, you will collaborate with the Art Director and other artists to create high-quality concept art for a new shooter. Responsibilities include designing characters, creating thumbnails, sketches, model sheets, and material call-outs. You'll work closely with other teams (animation, tech art, 3D artists) to ensure designs are functional and meet production needs. You'll also contribute to creating strong player fantasies through cosmetic skins and solving gameplay problems with visual solutions. The role requires a strong foundation in traditional art, a holistic design mindset, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of creating AAA-quality concept art.

Good To Have:

3D software experience
Unreal Engine experience
Shipped game titles

Must Have:

High-quality concept art creation
Collaboration with various teams
AAA concept art portfolio
Traditional art foundation
Excellent communication skills

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Overview

1047 Games began with the simple principle that people should have fun while making great games. Bucking convention and driven by a passion to create the ultimate gaming experience, Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian founded 1047 Games in 2017 in their Stanford dorm room. Their love for arena shooters of the past drove them to create Splitgate, a unique sci-fi first-person shooter that adds portal guns to upend the genre.

What started as two computer science majors putting portals into a first-person shooter for a project demo has evolved into a VC-backed company which has raised more than $120MM in funding.

At 1047 Games, you’ll find a permanently remote, dedicated team of top-tier talent from some of the world’s biggest gaming and tech companies who share our founders’ vision. Grit, ingenuity, a desire to have fun, and a start up mentality define our crew. We are currently working on a brand new shooter in the Splitgate universe.

What We're Looking For:

Our ideal candidate is passionate about FPS games, loves to create high-quality, inspirational concept art, has an eye for realistic SciFi and strong communication and teamwork skills. You will design concepts for characters and closely cooperate with teams from various disciplines.

What you will be doing:

Collaborate with the Art Director and Concept Artists to produce designs that meet the established art direction.
Create functional concept art for use by production artists
Create thumbnails, sketches, model sheets and Material call-outs
Create strong player fantasies through cosmetic skins
Work with Animation and Tech Art departments to discuss production needs and technical logistics to create artistic solutions
Collaborate with 3D Artists by providing paint-overs
Work closely with production to deliver quality artwork on time.
Contribute original visual designs throughout pre-production and production.
Solve gameplay problems with visual solutions

What you will need to succeed:

Ability to iterate on concepts with feedback from the Art Director and Senior/Lead concept artists.
Professional attitude, listening skills and an ability to take constructive criticism.
Strong foundation in the traditional arts, including, but not limited to, figure drawing, landscape painting, graphic design and illustration
Self-driven, good communicator and a great team-player.
A portfolio that meets or exceeds industry standard for AAA concept art
A holistic design mindset and willingness to learn
excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Previous experience as a concept artist

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