Crystal Dynamics is looking for a talented concept artist for a high profile unannounced next-gen game at its studio in Menlo Park at the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley.
Title Description
The Concept Artist is responsible for working with the Art Director on the visual development of existing titles as well as new IP within the studio. The concept artist is expected to provide the teams with inspirational illustrations as well as production artwork, including; character designs, environment and object exploration, paint overs, storyboards, color and lighting compositions
Essential functions
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[li]Work under the Art Director as a develop concept artwork that defines the overall look and art style for the game
[/li][li]Assist in creating the style guide for the visual direction and language to be used throughout the project
[/li][li]Create concept designs and art direction materials for each project
[/li][li]Design a wide range of original concepts and subject matter, including; characters, creatures, interior and exterior environments, vehicles, objects.
[/li][li]Create Lighting, composition and mood, color studies, as well as storyboards
[/li][li]Work within different stylistic boundaries set by the Art Directors
[/li][li]Produce inspirational, promotional, and marketing art
[/li][li]Collaborate with other team members in order to develop the visual direction for game
[/li][/ul]Preferred skills
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[li]Arts related degree
[/li][li]Must have excellent 2D skills and traditional technical knowledge
[/li][li]An excellent understanding of anatomy, character design, color theory, perspective, lighting, and composition
[/li][li]Ability to work on hard surface, industrial, and organic subject matter
[/li][li]Expert in Photoshop, or Painter
[/li][/ul]Please apply through our recruiting site - http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=VAM&cws=1&rid=181, and include a link to your work samples.
Crystal Dynamics has consistently pursued excellence in third-person action adventures, earning critical acclaim for setting new standards in visuals, game design, animation, storytelling, soundscape and character development utilizing internally developed state-of-the-art technology and tools. Successful games developed at Crystal include Snowblind, Whiplash, Mad Dash Racing and the GEX series. Crystal Dynamics was founded in 1992 and acquired in 1998 by Eidos Interactive (www.eidos.com), the well known publisher of Tomb Raider series, Deus Ex, Thief, and the Hitman series.