Horror Concept Artist — IP Vision & Creatures

Mob Entertainment; United States; On-site; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

FSA/HSA

Paid time off

Sick time

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Mob Entertainment is seeking a senior concept artist to create high-quality concept art for characters, environments, and props in a horror-driven IP. You will shape the visual language and collaborate with Creative Direction to maintain a cohesive style across departments.

Join a passionate team advancing an acclaimed franchise, balancing ambitious concepts with production constraints and delivering production-ready artwork for an evolving world.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Direction to refine and maintain a cohesive visual style.
• Partner with Narrative and Design teams to ensure concepts reinforce story beats, gameplay mechanics, and player experience.
• Work alongside Character, Environment, and Outsourcing teams by providing production-ready callouts, orthographic views, material breakdowns, and design documentation.
• Help establish visual standards and mentor junior artists through feedback and art reviews.
• Balance creative ambition with production realities, delivering polished work under tight deadlines.
• Contribute to building and evolving the visual language of an established entertainment IP while introducing fresh ideas that fit naturally within the franchise.

Skills

Concept art

Horror visuals

Portfolio

Unreal Engine

Blender/Maya

Photoshop

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blender

Maya

Photoshop

Figma/Miro

Job description

Mob Entertainment is seeking a senior concept artist to create high-quality concept art for characters, environments, and props in a horror-driven IP. You will shape the visual language and collaborate with Creative Direction to maintain a cohesive style across departments.

Join a passionate team advancing an acclaimed franchise, balancing ambitious concepts with production constraints and delivering production-ready artwork for an evolving world.