- Title: Concept Artist
- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
Who are we hiring?
As a Concept Artist at MSG Entertainment Interactive you develop entertainment that’s equal parts video game, amusement park ride, and spectacle. Your target platform is The Sphere – a massive 16K 4D theater with beam-formed audio – and the mobile phones of our guests. You build from specifications and team objectives and iterate to eventual production-quality deliverables. You’re part of a veteran cross-functional team, and learning from each other every day. As an ideal candidate you bring a solid artistic foundation in 2D and 3D art and a broad range of skills including gameplay, environments, characters, props and marketing materials. You have a passion for gaming, and have the ability to create immersive, exciting work.
What will you do?
Brainstorm, R&D, and help implement pipeline workflow
You will work with others to establish best practices and documentation around level look, layout and lighting
Work with our art director, and character artists to create engaging characters and creatures in multiple styles
Create a diverse range of characters on specific elements such as outfits, hairstyles, and facial stylization
Design creatures, props, and visual effects concepts
Design original concepts that fit within the project style guide
Translate high-level ideas into production-ready art packets
Enhance existing concepts with detail views, paintovers, turnarounds, and material references
Maintain art, while providing a variety of ideas
Provide in-depth research, reference material, and develop conceptual ideas
Create lighting schemes and color palettes that capture the tone of the world
Develop stylistic consistency for all experiences
What do you need to succeed?
Minimum of 3 years in full-cycle AAA game development
Create concepts and color studies from scratch
Passion for character design
Traditional illustration skills in multiple medias and excellent drawing skills, and matte painting experience
Experience with storytelling and concept development
Work within specific styles, including a style set by the art director
Experience in 3D modeling or sculpting packages such as 3dsmax, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, or 3D Coat
Proficient with Unreal Engine, including Unreal Cascade, Niagara, and the material editor
Experience with both real-time and static lighting set-ups
Experience with post process effects and how to create them
Experience with how environment lighting affects experiences
Trained eye to call out opportunities for interesting lighting, color and detail
Knowledge of working with physically based rendering
Passion for pushing fidelity and refining lighting techniques as technology changes
Must be passionate for games
The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.
Why is MSG for me?
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals. To create immersive experiences, and content unique to Sphere, we are growing our full stack creative, experience, design, production and engineering team across our Burbank studio in Los Angeles and Ventures headquarters in New York.
We focus on Career Development and Invest in YOU
At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.
We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds
At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.