Concept Artist (3D Specialist)

You GO. You are a pro. You understand the brief. You nail the style. And you add your magic. You deliver art and ideas that are on time and outstanding. What’s more, every image you create tells the story of teamwork.

We need a masterful Concept Artist like you to realize more possibilities in Hungary.*

For you, this is more than a critical storytelling role. This is an opportunity to advance your handcraft with high-tech to visualize your best work yet, with the quality expected of an international leader in gaming entertainment.

Main Responsibilities:

- Responsible for fulfilling the direction of the Art Director
- Maintain a consistent style under the direction of the Art Director and carry out revisions as required
- Support the Art Director in providing paint-over feedback
- Set and share best practices, knowledge of production pipelines and effective workflows within the teams
- Establish a reference for the Art team concerning various artistic elements and find solutions to complex issues
- Support the Lead and ensure a successful sign-off process for own work and the work of others by critiquing work and providing timely feedback
- Effectively communicate complex visual intentions to the broader Art team
- Contribute to planning regularly
- Create game assets such as the contents of the game's mock-ups
- Produce critical concepts and layouts
- Provide paint-overs when necessary
- Assist in establishing the style of the project and references for all the elements included in the art production, such as environments, characters, user interfaces and symbols
- Share knowledge with the artists within the project team
- Actively participate in the implementation of more efficient work methods
- Plan, estimate, and prioritise time frames for completing tasks and track progress using the designated tracking tools
- Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm the task direction and ensure the consistency of work within the team
- Produce concept art and in-game mock-ups
- Support the Art Director, and Art Leads in any related ad hoc tasks
- Collaborate with Game Designers and developers in creating storyboards, providing mock-ups and previsualisation during the early stages of game development
- Provide storyboard and marketing mock-ups for the Art Director
- Provide updates through daily work logs and feedback using Shotgrid
- Upload daily previews, task workflow status and use asset tagging
- Draw and paint characters, props and environment shots for backgrounds

Requirements:

- Minimum of 4 years experience as a concept artist
- Experienced Individual Contributor that can work with minimal supervision
- High-level illustration and concepting skills
- Able to model and/or sculpt 3D blockouts to be used for 2D concept art

Preference

- Experience working on slot games
- A degree in design, illustration or related training and/or experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work in a team environment
- Experience working with 3D software
- Excellent fundamental skills in drawing
- Excellent design skills, ideation, sketching, pre-production conceptual work
- In-depth architectural knowledge
- In-depth anatomical skills
- Solid knowledge illustration fundamentals such as composition, perspective and colour theory
- Solid knowledge of design principles such as proportion, hierarchy, and repetition to name a few
- Strong research skills
- Strong observational skills
- Strong knowledge of forms, materials, detail density and visual storytelling
- Solid digital illustration skills
- Strong working knowledge of Photoshop
- Experience in creating style guides
- Experience in storyboarding
- Familiarity with 3D software such as Blender, ZBrush, Maya, 3D Coat, Fusion 360, MoI 3D, SketchUp

Get in here. We need your mojo, your moxie and your amazing mind. You were made to make a difference and you can do that here. Play’n GO leads the global Gaming Entertainment industry with an unrivalled ability to play nice with others while supplying cutting-edge casino games and bespoke back-office solutions. Thanks to our ever-passionate creative and technical chops we keep growing because we deliver more. Together, we can amplify enthusiasm, add skillsets and exceed expectations. Are you game? Tell us about your superpowers. And quickly. This industry works fast.

Apply here:  (https://talenthub.playngo.com/)  Please note that the position will remain open until the right candidate crushes it.

Covid-19 Update:  Many of us are working from home now but interviewing and hiring are still urgent for us. We’re growing. Please note: This Concept Artist opportunity is located in our Hungary (Budapest or Szeged) offices however there is flexibility to work remotely during this pandemic.