Senior Character Concept Artist (Stylized Games | Character Design)

Jobgether; France; À distance; EUR 55 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fully remote

Competitive compensation

Flexible contract options

Full-time, long-term collaboration

Creative ownership over character IP

Team retreats and studio culture

Résumé du poste

Jobgether is seeking a Senior Character Concept Artist (Stylized Games) for a fully remote role based in France. You will shape character personalities, silhouettes, and visual identities for production-ready concepts across game development and co-development projects.

You will collaborate with Art Directors, 3D teams, and Animators to ensure designs translate into engaging, readable assets across cameras and gameplay contexts. A strong portfolio and English fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Character Concept Artist or similar role.
• Portfolio showing stylized character design and storytelling.
• Strong understanding of anatomy, silhouettes, color and costume design.
• Ability to translate concepts into production-ready assets.
• Proficiency with Photoshop or Procreate and related tools.
• Fluent English communication within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsabilités

• Design appealing stylized characters with distinctive silhouettes and visual identity.
• Convey personality, emotion, and narrative through design.
• Create thumbnails, sketches, variations, and expression sheets.
• Prepare production-ready turnarounds and callouts for 3D artists.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, 3DArtists, Animators, and Designers.
• Ensure concepts translate effectively into game-ready assets.

Connaissances

Stylized character design

Anatomy & silhouette

Character storytelling

Photoshop

Procreate

English fluency

Outils

Photoshop

Procreate

Description du poste

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Character Concept Artist (Stylized Games | Character Design) based remotely in France.

Join an international game development team and bring unforgettable characters to life through distinctive, expressive, and visually compelling designs. As a Senior Character Concept Artist, you will shape the personalities, appearances, and visual identities of characters for game development and co-development projects. You will transform creative ideas into production-ready concepts, balancing artistic originality with gameplay needs and technical requirements. From silhouettes and proportions to facial expressions, costumes, and color palettes, your work will help communicate each character’s story and personality. Working closely with Art Directors, 3D Character Artists, Animators, and Game Designers, you will contribute to a cohesive and engaging visual universe. This remote, long-term opportunity offers creative ownership, artistic collaboration, and opportunities to grow professionally.

Accountabilities:

• Design appealing stylized characters with distinctive silhouettes, proportions, and visual identities.

• Communicate character personality, emotions, background, and gameplay roles through thoughtful visual design.

• Explore facial expressions, gestures, poses, costumes, accessories, and color relationships to reinforce character identity.

• Ensure characters remain recognizable, engaging, and readable at different gameplay camera distances.

• Balance creative stylization with coherent design principles and production requirements.

• Develop thumbnails, sketches, design variations, expression sheets, and detailed character concepts.

• Explore multiple creative directions before refining selected designs into polished concepts.

• Prepare production-ready turnarounds, design callouts, material references, and documentation for 3D Character Artists.

• Collaborate with 3D artists to ensure concepts translate effectively into game-ready character assets.

• Work with Animators to support expressive movement, clear silhouettes, and compelling character performances.

• Partner with Art Directors, Concept Leads, Character Artists, and Game Designers to align designs with the project's creative vision.

• Incorporate feedback while preserving each character's personality and original creative intent.

• Contribute ideas that strengthen character appeal, storytelling, and overall artistic quality.

• Maintain a consistent visual language across diverse character rosters and help establish artistic guidelines and quality benchmarks.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a Character Concept Artist or in a related game development role.

• Experience contributing to commercially released game productions.

• An exceptional portfolio demonstrating stylized character design, distinctive personalities, and strong visual storytelling.

• Excellent understanding of anatomy, shape language, silhouettes, proportions, color theory, and costume design.

• Proven ability to convey personality, emotion, background, and narrative through character design.

• Strong sketching, painting, visual exploration, and iterative design skills.

• Experience producing clear, detailed character concepts that can be translated into 3D assets.

• Strong artistic judgment and attention to the details that enhance character appeal and recognizability.

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Procreate, or equivalent professional creative software.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Art Directors and multidisciplinary production teams.

• Strong communication skills and fluency in English.

Additional experience that would be advantageous includes:

• Designing characters with highly stylized, simplified, or pixel-inspired aesthetics.

• Creating creatures, enemies, and non-human characters.

• Understanding character expressions and animation-friendly design principles.

• Contributing to mobile game development projects.

• Using basic 3D tools for blockouts and design exploration.

• Developing original character intellectual properties or contributing to established visual franchises.

• Working in a game co-development environment.

Benefits:

• Fully remote working environment with an international team.

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexible contract options.

• Full-time, long-term collaboration opportunities.

• Significant creative ownership over character personality, visual appeal, and storytelling.

• Close collaboration with experienced Art Directors, Character Artists, and Animators.

• Opportunities to contribute to memorable game development projects.

• Professional growth and long-term collaboration opportunities.

• Annual team retreats and a supportive studio culture.