Concept Artist

Wana Create; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Mob Entertainment is seeking a Concept Artist to join our remote team out of Los Angeles, CA. The role demands a strong horror-focused visual portfolio and experience delivering concept art for characters, creatures, environments, and props in interactive games.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in games/film, a shipped title or equivalent project, and expertise in lighting, composition, anatomy, and color. Remote work setup with full-time employment offering a competitive annual compensation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional concept art experience in games, film, or entertainment.
• Shipped at least one AA title, or equivalent experience on a commercially released project.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating advanced visual development skills and design thinking.
• Strong understanding of horror visual language, mood, suspense, and psychological storytelling.
• Expert drawing, composition, lighting, perspective, anatomy, and color skills.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality concept art establishing visual direction for characters, creatures, environments, props, and gameplay elements.
• Design memorable horror characters, monsters, and antagonists that support gameplay, narrative, and emotional tension.
• Develop mood paintings, lighting studies, color scripts, and cinematic key art defining atmosphere and tone.
• Produce environment concepts for first-person gameplay, exploration, pacing, and storytelling.
• Explore multiple visual directions quickly through thumbnailing and rapid iteration.

Skills

Concept art

Horror visual language

Portfolio development

Mood/lighting/colour

Thumbnail iteration

Tools

Unreal Engine workflows

Blender

Maya

Job description

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Work Type

Remote

Date Posted

Sep 6, 2026

Salary Compensation

$61,000-$101,000 annual

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Job Description

Mob Entertainment is hiring a Concept Artist — Remote, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

What You'll Do

• Create high-quality concept art that establishes the visual direction for characters, creatures, environments, props, and interactive gameplay elements.
• Design memorable horror characters, monsters, and antagonists that support gameplay, narrative, and emotional tension.
• Develop mood paintings, lighting studies, color scripts, and cinematic key art that define atmosphere and tone.
• Produce environment concepts that support first-person gameplay, exploration, pacing, and environmental storytelling.
• Explore multiple visual directions quickly through thumbnailing and rapid iteration.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional concept art experience in games, film, or entertainment.
• Shipped at least one AA title, or equivalent experience on a commercially released project.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating advanced visual development skills and design thinking.
• Strong understanding of horror visual language, mood, suspense, and psychological storytelling.
• Expert drawing, composition, lighting, perspective, anatomy, and color skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on horror, thriller, dark fantasy, or suspense titles.
• Familiarity with established entertainment IP and adapting existing visual styles.
• Experience creating concepts for first-person gameplay.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine workflows and real-time production pipelines.
• Experience with 3D block-ins using Blender, Maya, or similar tools.

Location

Los Angeles, CA, USA | Employment: Full-time

Role details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Seniority: Mid level
• Work setup: Remote
• Compensation: USD 61,000–101,000 per year
• Posted: 2026-08-28