Senior Concept Artist
About the Company
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
About WB Games Montréal
WB Games Montréal is a division of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment (WBIE). Founded in 2010, we are 300+ creative team members strong who join forces every day to create unforgettable AAA experiences across all platforms.
Job Description
WB Games Montreal, a division of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), seeks a Senior Concept Artist to create a wide range of conceptual content to inspire and communicate the visual direction of an upcoming AAA console title.
Your New Role…
In this role, you are responsible for creating a wide range of conceptual content (characters, weapons, environments, props, etc.) to inspire and communicate the visual direction of an upcoming AAA console title. You will work closely with modeling team members and art direction to support and clearly define the game's aesthetic vision while maintaining the highest level of consistency and quality.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Understand the project's creative vision.
- Contribute to overall art direction and bring new ideas.
- Craft visually inspiring, high-fidelity concepts that set the quality bar for the team.
- Concept art creation.
- Collaboration/communication with the production team.
- Regularly present your work to leadership and adapt to the feedback provided.
- Actively participate in team meetings, brainstorms, and projects.
- Act as a mentor to the junior members of the team.
- Create highly efficient workflows that allows you to maximize your time, consistently deliver compelling work, as well as revise work in a timely fashion.
Qualifications & Experience…
- 5+ years of experience in video game development and have worked on a published AAA game.
- Having a portfolio/website demonstrating your artistic skills.
- Creative, focused, self-motivated, resourceful problem-solver.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills; bilingualism French-English is a desired asset.
- Advanced Photoshop expertise.
- Must demonstrate an ability to work within a broad variety of styles and genres.
- Strong background in traditional art skills.
- Knowledge of art history and contemporary culture.
- General knowledge of fashion, including balancing proportions, shapes, and materials.
- Understanding of architectural visual language, natural landscapes, and urban/rural environments.
- Familiarity with 3D art and combining 2D and 3D techniques is a plus.
- Good understanding of colour theory, layout, and composition.
