Environment Concept Artist Job at 2K, Frisco, TX

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  • 2K
  • Frisco, TX

Job Description

Environment Concept Artist

Gearbox Software is looking for a senior environment-centric concept artist to create artwork for our upcoming projects! In the concept artist role, you will define or work within a specific art style to create exciting environmental concepts. The concept artist role requires a strong sense of creative & visual aesthetics, and most importantly, strong knowledge of industrial design and architecture not just fancy illustrations!

Responsibilities: 

  • Collaborate closely with the Art Director and other artists to produce quality environments that define and expand the look of our projects
  • Work within or help establish different types of style, including styles set by other artists or art directors
  • Provide initial ideas rapidly with rough illustrations and thumbnails, quickly moving through the ideation process
  • With a clear illustrative style, you must demonstrate you can be forward thinking and turn an exciting gameplay experience into an awesome visual experience!
  • Be at the forefront of artistic innovation and trends and translate that into top-tier illustrations and designs

Qualifications: 

  • Must have 5+ years of professional experience as a concept artist
  • Have expertise in illustrating environmental pieces in different settings (Sci-fi, fantasy, modern, etc) and properly breaking these elements out in a straightforward production sense beyond inspirational illustrations
  • Comfortable receiving or giving critiques to both internal and external teams
  • Providing mentorship to other artists, helping guide and lift their artistic abilities
  • Strong grasp of color theory, line, light and shadow and how these influence mood and focal points
  • Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills
  • Ability to balance technical function, aesthetics, and creativity
  • Understand what it means to craft illustrations enough to sell the idea vs. crafting fully polished inspirational pieces
  • Ability to rapidly generate ideas and iterate upon them, understanding when to use 3D modeling and when to use “hand developed sketches” to get the ideas across in a production art sense
  • Ability to develop within game design constraints and turn those restraints into exciting visuals that improve the experience
  • Strong understanding of content creation from start to finish. Creating concept images, spec sheets and call outs for content and level artists
  • Be passionate about games and play them regularly, everyone at Gearbox is a game creator and you must play them to make them!

Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

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