Senior Concept Visualiser

Working primarily in the project acquisition and pre-production phase of new projects you will be required to digitally illustrate any given combination of game assets, associated game development imagery and speculative ‘pitch' materials to a high standard and on schedule under the art direction of the Creative Director, Art Manager or Creative Manager. Concept art is about communicating and developing ideas in a visually inspiring manner.

DUTIES:

Visually develop and represent game concept visual elements under the direction of designers and high concept planners including but not limited to the following: -

•Inspirational, mood and atmospheric imagery
•Design prototyping and analysis
•Art style variation and development
•Specific game elements such as environments, vehicles, characters, visual effects, HUDS etc.
•Game play functionality
•‘Screenshot' mock-ups
•Point of sale, marketing and PR materials

ESSENTIALS:

•Multi-tasking - Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in an often pressurised, creative and time sensitive environment.
•Artistic Flexibility - A robust broad spectrum of artistic ability demonstrating a diverse range of art styles across different game genres with a natural ability to generate a wide variety of ideas and styles for any given brief. You must be able and willing to illustrate ANY subject matter in ANY art style required.
•Resilience - Good strength of character is essential especially with regard to receiving and acting upon artistic direction from different sources, iterative artwork development and a clear acceptance of the often ‘disposable' nature of conceptual artwork.
•Team Player - A self-motivated team player who is open minded and conscientious with proven track record of thriving under pressure in a team orientated environment. The ability to professionally evaluate and act on feedback and ideas from multiple sources within the company is a core skill. Working effectively as part of a team by collaborating with other artists, designers, managers and clients is vital to this position.
•Conceptual Flexibility - Ability to evolve and develop visual concepts either alone with great freedom or within a very closely defined set of briefed criteria.

BENEFICIAL QUALITIES:

•Graphic Design - A working knowledge, appreciation and application of primary graphic design principles including layout geometry, visual arts and typography as well as experience with associated software package such as Illustrator and InDesign.
•General games industry experience is preferred, especially an understanding of and ability to work within the limitations of real time games and console products.
•Technical games industry experience is a major plus - especially a working knowledge of 2D art production, 3D modelling, animation and texturing. Similarly, interest and understanding of game design methodologies and the processes necessary to create good game play would be advantageous.
•Ability to gain a production advantage from using software packages such as 3D modelling software to generate paint over source images.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Relevant higher qualifications are ‘preferred' however to be considered for this role demonstrable skills and ability in the role requirements will be expected and sought.

TRAINING:

Although the jobholder will be trained on the job, they will be expected to develop their artistic appreciation and tool skills using their own initiative and in their own time. As well as organised training sessions, we encourage staff to broaden their skills further by giving them the opportunity to attend external courses as appropriate.

Please contact Adrian Garrick on 0208 944 7777 or adrian@interactiveselection.com if you are interested in this position