Senior Weapon Concept Artist

1 Week ago • 5 Years + • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Treyarch seeks a Senior Weapon Concept Artist to contribute to the creative vision of weapon design for the Call of Duty brand. Responsibilities include brainstorming and creating high-quality concept art for weapons and props, utilizing both traditional and digital illustration skills along with generative AI tools. The role requires extensive experience in 3D modeling, strong traditional art skills, and the ability to communicate design intentions effectively. Collaboration with various teams, managing timelines, and incorporating feedback are crucial aspects of this position. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of weapon design across different eras and genres, and a portfolio showcasing exceptional creativity and versatility.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience in games/film designing weapons/props
  • Exceptional creativity in weapon/prop design
  • Advanced digital art & 3D modeling skills
  • Strong traditional art skills (proportion, scale, value, color)
  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite & Generative AI tools
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with Treyarch lore and Call of Duty
  • Knowledge of common 3D software (Maya, Modo, 3ds Max, SketchUp)
  • Understanding of military application, history, and authenticity
Perks:
  • Extended health plan
  • RRSP with company match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs
  • Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Job Details

Job Title:

Senior Weapon Concept Artist - Treyarch (Vancouver)

Requisition ID:

R024144

Job Description:

Treyarch is looking for an experienced, self-driven, imaginative, and versatile Senior Weapon Concept Artist to join our in-house team in Los Angeles or Vancouver. You will work with multiple stakeholder groups on creating and improving exciting designs for weapons and props using your creativity, traditional digital illustration skills, and generative AI tools. This role is ideal for someone bursting with ideas and that enjoys contributing to the creative vision of weapon design for the Call of Duty brand.

What you’ll do…

  • Brainstorm with stakeholders on imaginative new ideas for weapon and prop designs.

  • Create high quality concept art for both grounded and exotic weapons and props – ranging from loose exploration sketches all the way to fully rendered 3D designs.

  • Use 3D applications to explore, problem solve, and communicate weapon and prop functionality.

  • Create paint-overs on temporary art assets to push visuals further and problem solve.

  • Design alternate variants of existing weapons and props.

  • Use generative AI tools to enhance your production capabilities.

  • Work closely with art directors, artists, animators, and designers on the design and function of weapons and props.

  • Confidently self-manage timelines, workloads, and regularly communicate with stakeholders and implement their feedback.

To succeed you should have…

  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in the games or film industry, designing weapons and props for commercial titles.

  • Exceptional creativity in transforming business needs into iconic weapon and prop designs.

  • Advanced skills in digital photo manipulation, image clean-up, and compositing elements to create exciting visuals.

  • Extensive experience using 3D modeling applications to communicate design intentions.

  • Strong background in traditional art skills, understanding fundamentals like proportion, scale, value, and color theory.

  • Strong sketching abilities as well as rendering, graphic design, and iconography.

  • A strong understanding of material surfaces and the ability to communicate them visually.

  • Excellent understanding of mechanical function and purpose and the ability to communicate this for both grounded and exotic hard-surface designs.

  • Knowledgeable in weapon design across various eras and genres.

  • An understanding of the relevance of art to gameplay.

  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop.

  • Work samples showing knowledge of generative AI tools like Stable Diffusion, Vizcom, Dall-E, or equivalent.

  • Knowledge on which art techniques to employ to deliver weapon and prop art deliverables on time while communicating what is needed to the team, with an excellent attention to design, detail, form, and function.

  • Be fast and organized at researching and reference gathering.

  • A collaborative and team player approach, being able to contribute ideas, take direction, and react to stakeholder feedback.

  • The ability to learn new tools quickly and effectively.

  • A robust online portfolio showcasing conceptual thinking, meticulous execution, and versatility in creating amazing weapon designs across multiple themes and styles.

  • Willingness to complete a test if requested.

We’d love it if you also have...

  • An understanding and familiarity with Treyarch lore, game history, Call of Duty, and design themes.

  • A passion for video games, music, movies, graphic novels, and other elements of pop culture.

  • Knowledge in common 3D software such as Maya, Modo, 3ds, or sketch up to facilitate concept creation.

  • Knowledge of general military application, history, and authenticity.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

About Treyarch

Founded in 1996, Treyarch is a videogame studio whose purpose is to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. With this purpose in mind, we crafted the award winning Call of Duty: Black Ops series and pioneered the fan favorite Zombies mode.

At Treyarch, we empower the team to be individually driven to innovate on our games, processes, and culture. How we do things is just as important as what we do.

Studio culture and development, we believe it’s a team effort and that collaboration and hearing one another is key. Every day we face the large and small challenges together and every voice matters.

These values guide us in our mission to create moments that matter. Both to the players and to us, the creators. In an era where triumphs and defeats are readily shared, seeing players engage with our creations gives us great pride. Come help us create that next moment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

To learn more about our studio, please visit us at , on Facebook at , and @treyarch on Twitter.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

  • Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, for employees and their dependents, as well as disability insurance;
  • RRSP with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness, legal service, and others;
  • If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.


Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

The standard base pay range for this role is $79,800.00 - $168,800.00 CAD. These values reflect the expected annualized base pay range of new hires in British Columbia, Canada. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

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