Senior Concept Artist - Unannounced Project - M/F/NB

Join a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team to help them define the identity, bestiary, and world, under the responsibility of the project's artistic director. You will collaborate with the artistic director and other artistic team members to conceptualize and develop unique character designs, create character and environment concept art, and ensure artistic consistency throughout the modeling process.

Must Have

• Collaborate with the artistic director and artistic team to conceptualize unique character designs.
• Create character and environment concept art: sketches, illustrations, and key visuals.
• Follow character production to maintain artistic consistency through reviews and paintovers.
• Act as a professional interlocutor for more junior profiles.
• Excellent skills in 2D tools (Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Good skills in composition & lighting.
• Strong artistic culture.
• Understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines.
• Proactive and autonomous, managing tasks from start to finish.
• Able to give and receive feedback and share best practices.
• Open to feedback.
• Understand other teams' needs and technical constraints for best in-game renderings.
• Able to share with junior profiles.
• Encourage cooperation and unite teams.

Good to Have

• Ability to seek a unique identity.
• Ability to tell stories through concept art.
• Ability to support 3D artists with 2D intentions and feedback.

Perks & Benefits

• Flexibility in working hours and possibility of remote work under Ubisoft charter conditions.
• 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (for EU citizens).
• 50% reimbursement of public transport pass or mileage allowance for cycling.
• Access to our game library for borrowing Ubisoft and competitor games and consoles.
• Access to our CSE (Works Council) with preferential rates on shows, cinemas, concerts, gyms, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

Come strengthen a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team to help them define the identity, bestiary, and world, under the responsibility of the project's artistic director.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with the artistic director and other members of the artistic team to conceptualize and develop unique character designs that align with the game's vision and style.
• Create character and environment concept art: sketches, illustrations, and key visuals to communicate design ideas to the team.
• Follow character production to maintain artistic consistency throughout the modeling process: through reviews, paintovers, etc.
• Professional interlocutor for more junior profiles.

Your future work environment:

• Small team based in Montpellier.
• Collaboration with specialized seniors.

Qualifications

*What we are looking for:*

Key skills for this position:

Technical:

• Excellent skills in 2D tools (Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Good skills in composition & lighting.
• Strong artistic culture.

Reliability & Ownership:

• You understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines.
• You are proactive and autonomous and manage your subjects from A to Z without constant supervision.

Team spirit and Mentoring:

• You know how to give and receive feedback with your peers and share best practices.
• You remain open to feedback.
• You understand the needs of other teams and technical constraints to achieve the best in-game renderings.
• You know how to share with junior profiles.
• You encourage cooperation between teams and know how to unite.

What will make you successful:

• Your ability to seek a unique identity.
• Your ability to tell stories through concept.
• Your ability to support 3D artists with 2D intentions and feedback.

Additional Information

The recruitment process:

Our recruitment process:

• Review of your application: our team will review it carefully.
• Quick pre-qualification (max 30 min by phone): if your profile matches, you will have a first phone exchange to validate certain points.
• Interview 1: Discovery (1h, video call): an exchange with a member of the recruitment team to get to know you better and check the suitability of your background with our expectations.
• Interview 2: Technical (1h, video call): a discussion with two team members, more technically oriented, to get into specifics and speak the same language.

A technical test step may be planned to better understand your way of working and your technical sensitivity.

Other info:

Location: Montpellier

Start date: you can join the team as soon as possible.

Remote work:

We adopt a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are entirely office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.

Joining Ubisoft Montpellier means having access from day one to:

• Flexibility in your hours and the possibility of remote work under the conditions provided by the Ubisoft charter.
• 20 days of remote work per year from a European Union country (reserved for profiles with European citizenship).
• Reimbursement of 50% of your transport pass or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle for commuting.
• Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, those of competitors, and consoles.
• Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, gyms, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

As an employer, Ubisoft offers everyone the same opportunities for employment regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, and age. Ubisoft strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community within its teams.

Ubisoft is actively working to reduce its carbon footprint and mobilize its communities as part of its Play Green commitment.

All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.