concept artist

Nottingham based AAA developer Deep Silver Dambuster Studios are seeking a Lead Concept Artist.

As the Lead Concept Artist, you will lead the concept art team to create target quality concept art for characters, environments and props working in collaboration with the Art Director and other art department leads.

Deep Silver Dambuster Studios have a successful heritage going back over 20 years as creators of the TimeSplitters series alongside Second Sight, Haze, Homefront: The Revolution, and Dead Island 2.

Dambuster have fostered a collaborative working environment where everyone in the studio has a voice; and is fully supported by their values of Passion, Quality and Teamwork, which underpin all that the studio achieves. Dambuster place great emphasis on operational transparency, a well-defined management structure and they embrace diversity and recognise individual contributions, all with the goal of allowing their team to thrive.

Your responsibilities…

• Follow and maintain the art vision and style set out by the Art Director
• Inspire the concept art team and driving the concept art and technology forward
• With the Art Director, perform regular appraisals, reviews, and objective setting for the concept team
• Assist with recruitment and selection of staff for the team
• Liaise with external service providers
• Assist in creating briefs and providing feedback for outsourced artwork

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…

• One or more shipped titles in a Lead position
• Expert knowledge of Photoshop and other digital art tools
• Excellent drawing and conceptualisation skills with an ability to adapt to established styles and generate character, environment, and prop focused concept art
• Proven ability to generate a visual solution to a complex brief, whilst adhering closely to the art pillars of the project
• Solid knowledge of fundamental illustration skills including composition, perspective, lighting, and colour theory
• In-depth anatomical and architectural knowledge
• Adaptable and versatile: a can-do attitude
• People management and project planning experience

A portfolio is required for this role and should demonstrate...

• High quality, realistic styled examples of target quality concept art images for human based characters, environments, and props
• High quality, realistic styled examples of production focused illustrations that convey the key aspects of form, function, and material which would then allow an artist to translate the illustration into an actual game asset

Perks and benefits include…

• Relocation and visa support
• Annual pay reviews and company pension contribution that increases with service
• Studio funded learning and development opportunities
• Fully subsidised gym membership with Virgin gym (Nottingham)
• Annual Christmas party, summer family BBQ, and quarterly company funded cross-team events
• Free financial advice
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme