Sr Concept Artist, Environments

PlayStation•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking an experienced Sr Environment Concept Artist for the development of a new unannounced title. This role involves contributing to the artistic vision by visualizing imaginative and unique worlds that set the bar for creativity and complexity on the PlayStation console. The artist will work with art teams to establish the tone of the game and bring it to life, collaborating with the Art Director, Game Director, and Art Leads to craft visually spectacular and cohesive worlds. The position also requires working with a wide range of development team members to ensure technical feasibility and crafting unique visuals that define the industry.

Requirements

Strong command of foundation art skills (drawing, painting and rendering, material indication, perspective, composition, color theory, design, anatomy and 2d and 3d design techniques)
Strong design skills with the ability to render realistic believable fantasy based props, architecture, and natural landscapes using contemporary industry standard tools and techniques
Strong ideation, brainstorming and documentation skills
Proficiency in Photoshop with an emphasis on drawing, painting and image making
Ability to block out ideas in 3D as well as 2D depending on the needs of the task
Strong time management and prioritization skills - this entails collaborating with the Production group to coordinate task lists to ensure assignments are progressing well according to schedules, objectives, and overall project goals
Familiarity with video game product development and the fundamentals of 3D packages
Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts or relevant curriculum or equivalent skillset
3+ years of AAA video game platform experience

Nice To Haves

Two or more published titles is desirable

Responsibilities

Design environments, 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
Combine the goals of game design, art direction, and technological considerations to build industry defining environments
Research and initiate information gathering of pertinent subject matter to your task
Develop and maintain strong creative and collaborative partnerships across disciplines to help further develop the in-game environments, visual language, and rule sets for fantasy-based worlds
Solve complex artistic development issues for both artists as well as other team members
Actively improve your skills and maintain an awareness of industry techniques, tools, evaluate competitive products, learning new software packages and traditional art methods
Serve as an artistic resource for overall product or as a studio resource - this includes, but is not limited to conducting general research, developing ground-breaking techniques, or testing new systems and tools