Sr. Manager, Lead Concept Artist

The Walt Disney Company•Bakersfield, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe. We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned transformative concept artist looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”. We are looking for a uniquely talented Sr. Manager, Lead Concept Artist to join us on a daring and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb art and management skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity!

Requirements

7 years of PC and console game development experience, including holding a position of Concept Artist and/or Lead for at least 3 years.
Proven ability to build and manage teams, assess performance, provide leadership and creatively solve problems.
Ability to successfully articulate and provide timely, actionable visual feedback to a diverse team of artists.
Strong creative vision, an excellent eye for artistic quality and solid knowledge of current game development techniques used to achieve specific visual targets.
Deep understanding of human and creature anatomy, as well as character and costume design.
Strong environmental design ability, including lighting, composition, staging, and architecture.
Adaptable, able to work in a diverse range of styles, from realistic to highly stylized.
Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative.
Value building and being part of an inclusive and positive team culture.

Nice To Haves

Please include a portfolio of work that accurately represents your personal and team-based artistic achievements.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage and grow an internal team of highly talented concept artists
Collaborate with artists, designers, and other disciplines to create engaging, inspiring and appealing character, environment, gameplay concepts and illustrations based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, Marvel, 20th Century and Star Wars.
Engage with art directors and other internal and external partners to create visual consistency and quality across the entire experience.
Balance time, iteration and detail, working from thumbnails and sketches to finished illustrations and images.
Help create visual guides, storyboards, production callouts, color scripts and other reference materials.
Champion, document and evangelize best practices for concept and illustration creation, iteration, organization and archiving.
Work closely with production and other discipline leads to coordinate and maintain team and project schedules.
Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, providing visual inspiration to internal and external stakeholders.