80 Level Job Digest: Great Positions for Artists & Game Designers

Skills & Requirements:

• 3+ years in the concept art role
• A keen eye for atmosphere, composition, shape, color theory, light, value and detail
• Being able to draw hard surface and organic shapes
• A portfolio that demonstrates excellent Environment concept art skills
• Being able to adapt realistic sci-fi art style
• Ability to work from thumbnails, quick drafts to the final product with the Leads’ and Directors’ feedback
• Knowledge of architecture
• Staying up-to-date on industry trends
• Great communication and being a team player
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written

Delivering excellence

• Works efficiently and effectively within the technical constraints of production
• Generates high-quality artwork that matches or exceeds studio standards

Communication

• Keep the Lead Artist up to date regarding the status of tasks at all times
• Obtain the Lead Artists' guidance and approval as needed on tasks, project initiatives and milestones
• Proactively schedule own time as necessary, notify Managers and Lead Artists in advance of upcoming roadblocks and challenges

Team and personal development

• Consistently refine one’s own artistic abilities and learn new software packages and in-house tools
• Contribute and help build a positive team environment

Requirements:

• Experience making aesthetically beautiful and performant 3D assets that pull out the creativity from the concepts
• Experience with building well-optimized low-poly environment assets
• High proficiency with Maya, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, and Photoshop.
• Strong collaboration skills with everyone involved in the pipeline to ensure a great final product
• Strong ability to create stylized hand-painted materials
• A positive, passionate, and problem-solving approach to building 3D environments
• Minimum 5 years of experience in professional game development as a 3D artist focused on environments

About the role:

• Understand the vision of a game and work on building and improving it for its audience
• Analyze, envision and design deep game systems and user experiences, solving problems along the way
• Own features from start to end and balance the needs of a large team in different fields
• Improve user experiences by reading data and parsing feedback
• Create and maintain design documentation and help the team implement and test them
• Communicate with customers to get information and execute their ideas

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in game development focusing on concept art
• At least 1 shipped 3D title in a Character Design role developing 3D characters for mobile and PC
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating a strong foundation in drawing, rendering, composition, lighting, color value, shape language, anatomy, and emotional storytelling
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Suite or equivalent 2D graphics programs
• Strong understanding of human anatomy with the ability to create stylized and appealing characters
• Strong communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English
• Be able to work autonomously but proactively seek direction

Requirements:

• At least one year’s experience in game development in the role of an artist
• Great technical skills
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine
• Being familiar with Substance Designer
• Basic knowledge of 2D, 3D and animation packages and pipelines
• Very good knowledge of physically based rendering (PBR)
• Knowledge of objects scanning technology
• Ability to fast prototype features, solutions, and pipelines
• Familiarity with optimization techniques

Required Qualifications:

• 3 years of professional experience
• Demonstrable proficiency in a 3D modeling package such as Blender, Maya or Max
• Experience working in a games engine such as Unity or Unreal
• Good understanding of technical constraints and optimization
• Proficiency working in a cartoony or stylized art style
• Experience working in an agile and iterative workflow
• Fluency in English. Swedish is a bonus but not needed.