Principal Concept Artist, Cosmetics - League of Legends

2 Months ago • 10-10 Years • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Concept Artist at Riot Games' League of Legends Cosmetics team, you'll create compelling and iconic character and effect designs. You'll develop visual solutions for a wide range of stylized content, including skins and other customizable in-game items. Responsibilities include brainstorming, sketching, and iterating concepts, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, developing detailed concept art and orthographs for 3D and VFX artists, and providing creative feedback. You'll leverage your knowledge of League of Legends, incorporate current trends, and continuously deliver assets that meet project requirements. The role requires strong craft fundamentals, experience with diverse visual styles, and a player-centric approach.
Must have:
  • 10+ years experience in concept art
  • Proficiency in Photoshop
  • Strong understanding of anatomy, form, color, and value
  • Experience with various visual styles (fantasy, sci-fi, etc.)
  • Collaboration and feedback skills
Good to have:
  • Game shipping experience
  • League of Legends IP knowledge
  • Isometric camera view design experience
  • Broad appeal design experience
Perks:
  • Open paid time off
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

As a Principal Concept Artist at Riot you will bring characters and effects to life. Drawing inspiration from as little as a napkin sketch or as much as a full-blown narrative concept, you will produce ideas and craft designs that are resonant, compelling and iconic. As a Principal Concept Artist on League of Legends, first and foremost, you will help come up with visual solutions for a wide range of stylized content.


As a Principal Concept Artist on the Cosmetics team, you will report to the Cosmetics Concept Craft Lead. You will create concepts that will both surprise and delight players. Your work will include skins as well as other new and existing content that players can unlock to customize their League of Legends experience. You will participate in craft review sessions and give/receive feedback on the work. As Principal, you will create a standard through your work and mentorship that elevates the abilities of those around you.Responsibilities:

  • Leverage your knowledge of League of Legends to identify compelling ways to reimagine the fantasy of League champions and punctuate gameplay through your craft
  • Discover and incorporate interesting trends and non-traditional references
  • Create moodboards and style guides reinforced by research and good taste
  • Sketch, brainstorm, and iterate new concepts in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
  • Develop detailed concept art and Orthographs for 3D artists, VFX artists, and animators to implement into working game assets
  • Continuously deliver concept assets that fulfill the requirements of the project’s game and visual design
  • Collaborate with with artists on the team by providing and receiving creative/team feedback and providing clear creative goals and outcomes to your team
  • Participate in Playtest sessions
  • Consistently embody and uphold our company values in every aspect of your work and interactions


Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience working in concept art
  • 10+ years of professional experience working in Photoshop or equivalent software
  • Strong craft fundamentals such as understanding of anatomy, form rendering, colors, and value structure.
  • Experience creating designs using inspiration from historical, fantasy, sci-fi, mainstream trends, and other pop-culture references.
  • Ability to pull from a diverse visual library to develop new and evolve existing cosmetic thematics.


Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience shipping at least one game title or shipping content for a live game
  • Experience with League IP or a general knowledge of League of Legends
  • Experience designing content for isometric camera views.
  • Experience with broad appeal vs niche aesthetics.
  • Learning mindset

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise that prioritizes the delight of players. We will evaluate your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

 

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the and . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of and our ongoing work to build the .

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

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