Senior 2D Concept Artist

Companiongroup; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Companiongroup as a Senior 2D Concept Artist, crafting the visual identity of a stylised game within a fully remote setting. Leverage your professional experience to create immersive characters and environments while collaborating with talented industry veterans on exciting projects. This position promises an inspiring environment to elevate your creative storytelling.

Benefits

Fully remote position

Work alongside industry veterans

Dynamic team, exciting projects

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a concept artist in games.
• Proven ability to create environment art in a stylised art style.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong narrative presence.

Responsibilities

• Drive the creation of compelling 2D concepts for characters and environments.
• Collaborate with the Art Director to evolve the game’s visual language.
• Mentor mid/junior artists and participate in portfolio reviews.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Creativity

Artistic Direction

Narrative Development

Tools

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Job description

Companion Group is an AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed and fully remote setup. We are renowned for overcoming the most intricate challenges in multiplayer game development, making us the primary choice for clients aspiring to elevate their multiplayer titles. Our expertise enables scalability, maximises player density, and crafts immersive gameplay experiences.

Seamlessly embedded within our clients’ in-house teams, we collaborate harmoniously to turn dreams into reality. Our portfolio features groundbreaking games developed alongside major studios. We take pride in our global remote team, which values clear communication and technical excellence.

We’re looking for a Senior 2D Concept Artist to help shape the visual identity of our stylised game. This role is for a seasoned visual storyteller who can drive early art development, contribute across key concept areas, and collaborate across disciplines to define a vibrant, iconic world. Reporting to the Art Director, you’ll set visual standards, mentor peers, and directly influence the artistic tone of the project.

Your Responsibilities:

• Drive the creation of compelling 2D concepts for characters, environments, props, and key scenes that communicate style, tone, and mood.
• Collaborate closely with the Art Director and Design Leads to evolve the game’s visual language and support gameplay through strong visual design.
• Translate narrative goals into visual ideas, mood boards, and storytelling moments that inspire world-building and player immersion.
• Provide paint overs, explorations, and visual targets to support 3D artists, VFX, and lighting teams during production.
• Help establish and maintain a cohesive style guide, ensuring visual consistency across all in-game content.
• Offer mentorship and feedback to mid/junior artists and participate in portfolio reviews, critiques, and hiring discussions.
• Contribute to art documentation and internal presentations to help align vision across the team and stakeholders.

Your Profile:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a concept artist in games, with at least 1–2 shipped titles in a stylized or AA/AAA capacity.
• Proven ability to create environment art in a stylised art style.
• Exceptional portfolio showing stylised concept art across characters, environments, props, or creatures with a strong narrative presence.
• Expertise in tools such as Photoshop or similar.
• Strong command of colour theory, lighting, shape design, and composition.
• A team player with excellent communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and the autonomy to own creative challenges.
• Experience working on rogue-like, action, or stylised titles.
• A gamer at heart with a solid grasp of current trends and player expectations in the video game industry.
• Fluent in English at a business level, comfortable in a remote-first work environment.

Bonus Skills:

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine, especially for scene blackouts or style exploration.
• Passion for shaping bold, iconic game worlds and pushing visual storytelling through stylised design.

Benefits:

• Fully remote position, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere.
• Work alongside industry veterans.
• Be part of a passionate, dynamic team working on exciting, boundary-pushing projects.

Take your creativity to the next level and help us craft unforgettable characters that evoke the magic of an iconic era. Apply now and embark on an incredible journey with one of the best game studios in the world!