Concept Artist Production Jobs

We're looking for a creative and highly-skilled Senior Concept Artist to help us forge the creative vision on a brand-new AAA PC game. This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of crafting and bringing to life worlds for one of *** 's first generation of internally developed original games.

As Senior Concept Artist, you will have a meaningful role to play in shaping and directing the world that we are creating. The ideal candidate is a well organized leader with a strong, hands-on background with a devotion for sharing and mentoring. You'll be responsible for generating a variety of industry leading AAA character and environment concepts, as well as help with game design elements for the project. You'll work with the development teams to create environments along with unique and compelling characters that exude personality and help push the visual style.

We're building the foundation for a small, but ambitious, team of creators who's primary goal is to create a game experience that our players want to repeatedly come back to; and as our Senior Concept Artist, you will be able to create, ship, and help run a game without any competing design constraints due to monetization

Quality is something that we are immensely proud to be aiming for, and we are looking at putting the right team together to help take us forward. We're looking for that group of leaders who are aligned with our core values, and care deeply about the experiences they create as well as the people they make them with. Those who bias towards action and are energized by the learning that comes with bold experimentation at an agile pace. As a part of *** , we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.

Now is an amazing time to join *** as we seek to entertain the world. We have over 200 million paid members in over 190 countries, and we won't stop there

Responsibilities Include

• Be the artistic leader and take ownership for delivering high quality, distinction, and style for our environments
• Work closely with the Art Director and Lead Concept Artist to help drive the art style and evolve the vision of the project
• Collaborate with the art team to implement and maintain the creative vision for the game
• Develop the world that is worthy of a *** film/TV series
• Design characters, props, production callouts, system interacts, high vision concept art, color scripts, marketing material and other visual guides and tasks as needed to assist the development team
• Develop and maintain strong creative and collaborative partnerships across subject areas to help further develop the game
• Proactively contribute to drive the department and studio to the forefront of pioneering Games development

The Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience with 3+ years of it being in a senior artist role.
• Experienced in working with external outsource vendors (OS)Has an excellent understanding of art pipelines, dependencies, and overall scope of the project
• Strong communication skills and understanding of various art disciplines (animation, character, environment, VFX
• Experience designing detailed, modern and forward looking characters
• The ability to storyboard and help conceptualize character movement and VFX
• You can arbitrate sensitively *** ween creative desires and production requirements
• Excellent foundations skills, including composition, design, and color theory and advanced knowledge of human and animal anatomy.
• Ability to design for a range of art directions, from photo realistic to stylized.
• Strong ideation, brainstorming and documentation skills
• Ability to find creative solutions for technically challenging tasks.

Additional and Bonus Skills

• Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with Zbrush and Maya
• Experience with Epic's Unreal Engine
• VFX concept experience
• Passion for gaming
• A passion and understanding of world building
• Strong portfolio that demonstrates a range of 2D and 3D concepts

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000-$300,000.

*** provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are im *** tely entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

*** is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

The Graphic Artist, at **** is responsible for designing and creating smart, modern, and clean creative solutions for our local, national, and corporate businesses

**** YOU'LL DO:

• Conceptualize, and create best in class, strategically sound design solutions
• Participate in the development of a project with a focus on efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness
• Translates and executes effectively against creative briefs
• Communicates clearly with team members on timing, workload, and deliverables
• Review artwork to ensure the project goals have been met to the highest standard
• Perform additional duties as needed and assign

**** YOU'LL NEED:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1 - 5 year's experience

**** YOU'LL BRING

• Experience with multiple dimension animation
• Proficient with one or more software programs preferred: Cinema 4d, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects
• Knowledge of *** production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods via visual ***
• Experience with the following web applications is a plus: Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash
• Knowledge of design art and techniques
• Must have strong design skills and able to generate a project from concept to completion or work in concert with others
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required as well as the ability to successfully work in a team environment
• Detail-orientated with the ability to multi-task and prioritize under tight deadlines
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, evenings, and weekends
• Previous graphics and art production work with background in TV desired
• Experience in live news broadcasts and quick delivery of deadline driven graphics

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COMPENSATION RANGE:
Annual Salary: $50,000.00 - $55,000

Pursuant to state and local salary transparency laws, the salary range posted is specific to candidates who will perform this work in Colorado.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

• A career path to grow your professional experiences
• Full medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Other key company benefits include disability accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, life insurance, AD&D, ID protection, pet discount program, and employee assistance program. More details about timing and conditions of benefits eligibility and other plan terms and conditions will be provided upon hire.

If you are a current *** employee, please do not apply on this site. Please access our internal career site at Worklife > My Info > View Open Positions at *** .

*** ' COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
At *** , we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person's diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different. *** leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do, it is a business imperative. Read more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion at *** .com .

ABOUT *** :

The *** *** Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified *** company focused on creating a *** ter-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, *** serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. *** reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets *** News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. *** is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. *** is the longtime steward of the *** National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, *** ' long-time motto is: "Give light and the people will find their own way."

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The *** *** Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.

Job Summary:

At *** Animation *** we have a deep commitment to the philosophy that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. Engineers in our Production Technology department are charged with developing and implementing new algorithms to solve unique and challenging problems for all of our animated content. We do this working alongside a user base that shares a collaborative environment with us and uses the code we develop daily.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Production Technology team and elevate and support our animation pipeline focusing on our tools to author surface materials and lights, as well as our final frame rendering pipeline. Critical to this role's success is a passion for enhancing the way users experience content creation software.

In this role, you will partner with artists, technical directors, cross-team software engineers, and product designers. Specific responsibilities include visual design, development, and deployment of graphical user interfaces, tool development within multiple content creation packages, and support of our legacy software tools and libraries. This engineer will contribute to projects throughout their full lifecycle, from concept to launch and refinement, enabling innovative workflows inspired by our long-term vision for our animation pipeline.

Projects Include

• Designing, prototyping, implementing and iterating on user interfaces for material and light authoring
• Implementation of plugins for Maya and our proprietary DCCs for our Look Development artists
• Design & implementation of new Houdini nodes, HDA's, and functionality for our Lighting pipeline within Houdini, including UI design and interaction using Houdini's available APIs
• Support and enhancement for our rendering pipeline that converts our shot and asset data into renderable representations for our proprietary final frame renderer
• Building new APIs to allow for artist-facing and data management tools to more readily create, edit, and access shot content
• Supporting our productions by identifying and solving technical obstacles encountered by our artists

What does it mean to be a developer at *** Animation *** ?

• Our engineers get the opportunity to work on the full stack of our tools, from developing the underlying algorithms through building intuitive artist-friendly interfaces
• Work hand in hand with artists and a team of cross-site developers to make the tools we need for the incredibly complex characters/environments featured in our content
• Develop on top of a highly performant, extendable in-house application framework
• Develop new artist-centric interaction models using the latest hardware and technologies

You will succeed in this role if you have:

• A keen eye for designing efficient and intuitive user interfaces
• The ability to quickly produce clear, testable code
• Understanding of the importance of performant solutions for user interaction
• Excellent problem solving, troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Ability to collaborate with team members across different disciplines including directly interfacing with stakeholders to understand requirements
• Exemplary communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills, balancing the timeliness of solutions with their sustainability
• Able to prioritize competing demands based on business value

Key Qualifications:

• 3+ years designing and developing complex user facing software, ideally in a studio environment or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in C++, ideally C++11/14
• Experience with scripting languages including Python
• Experience designing and building clean interfaces with Qt or other UI toolkit

Bonus Qualifications:

• Understanding of computer graphics foundational concepts, and algorithms
• Knowledge of animation, graphics techniques and algorithms
• Experience with Autodesk Maya and/or SideFX Houdini
• Masters in Computer Science

Required Education

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.

The hiring range for this position in California is $112,600-$151,000 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About *** Animation *** :

Combining masterful artistry and storytelling with groundbreaking technology, *** Animation *** is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films ever made. *** Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to our 62nd animated feature, Wish, releasing November 2023. Among the studio's timeless creations are Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Encanto.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise that includes three core business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , and *** Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with *** Pictures , which is part of a business we call *** Animation *** .
*** Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Job Summary:

LM's Groom Artist Team sits alongside our Digital Model Shop and Creature Teams. Creating hair, fur and/or feather grooms for characters and creatures as part of the Creature / Character pipeline for high-end VFX projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Creation of fur/feather/hair/environment grooms for characters, creatures and environments using a mix of off the shelf and ILM proprietary tools
• Collaborate with Creature TD's to determine requirements and solutions for dynamics and layouts
• Paint colour and specular maps for hair, fur and feathers
• Work closely with additional departments in the Creature workflow including Modeling, Animation and Lighting
• Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work

Required Skills / Technical Competencies:

• Proven experience within a high-end VFX facility
• Demo reel and portfolio illustrating knowledge and experience in painting, illustration or design
• Familiarity with film production; computer graphics
• Attention to detail
• Proven Groom skills within a high-end VFX production environment
• Ability to learn quickly and assimilate new information
• Good interpersonal skills

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Good organizational skills
• Grooming portfolio with creatures, digidoubles, and feathers
• Ability to liaise with various parts of the Computer Graphics pipeline
• Proficient in Maya, Houdini, Mari (preferred), Zbrush, Photoshop, or Bodypaint
• Ability to navigate complex Computer Graphics pipelines
• Texture/ Surfacing painting skills a plus

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or equivalent with a strong traditional art foundations: including but not limited to figure drawing, concept art and illustration
• 5+ years relevant experience

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This position is with *** Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC, which is part of a business segment we call *** .

*** Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. *** fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

About *** :

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise with the following business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , *** Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd. , which is part of a business we call *** .