Lead Concept Artist – Defense Tech Visualization

Neros Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros is seeking a senior Concept Artist to lead the visual imagination of our defense tech products. You will own art direction, concepting, and illustration across marketing, technical guides, and operational presentations. You’ll immerse in current and future products and battlefield realities faced by warfighters.

This role blends visual development, art direction, technical illustration, and storytelling in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as concept artist in games, film or entertainment.
• Expert knowledge in 2D illustration and conceptual storytelling with 3D tooling like ZBrush, Blender, Rhino, Unreal Engine or Keyshot.
• Enthusiasm to join a low-structure, high velocity startup with judgment and creative instincts.
• Demonstrated experience in executing 2D concept design, storyboarding and visual storytelling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to document work processes and establish systems.
• A portfolio showing a range of design styles in 2D and 3D with clear ownership of deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own 2D and 3D art direction for product concepts and illustrations across Marketing, customer presentations, and technical guides.
• Define how visuals depict current and future product capabilities and warfighter scenarios.
• Define concept of operations illustration style across missions, deployments, and battlefield constraints.
• Evolve visual design language across cutaways, callouts, sequences, diagrams, and hero illustrations.
• Translate technically complex product specs into intuitive visuals.
• Collaborate with brand marketing to art direct and execute artworks for social media, motion graphics, merchandising, and large trade shows.
• Manage multiple concurrent concept projects of varying scope.

Skills

Concept art experience

Storytelling

Excellent communication

Visual storytelling

Tools

ZBrush

Blender

Rhino

Unreal Engine

KeyShot

Job description

Neros is seeking a senior Concept Artist to lead the visual imagination of our defense tech products. You will own art direction, concepting, and illustration across marketing, technical guides, and operational presentations. You’ll immerse in current and future products and battlefield realities faced by warfighters.

This role blends visual development, art direction, technical illustration, and storytelling in a fast-paced startup environment.