Senior Concept Artist

PlayStation; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) with matching

Bonus package

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking a Senior Concept Artist for a fully remote role reporting to HQ. The successful candidate will spearhead visual development for a variety of in-game assets including characters, weapons, environments, and branding, with strong emphasis on silhouette, mood, and storytelling.

You’ll partner with game teams across disciplines to translate concepts into high-fidelity, real-time assets, utilizing Blender, Substance Painter, Photoshop, and other industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Entertainment Design, Graphic Design, or related field.
• Three years of experience in creating designs for characters, weapons, props, environments, VFX, storyboards, branding, and illustrations.
• Experience in environmental design using color, mood, lighting, and architecture to emphasize scale and composition.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling and texturing using listed tools and software.
• Ability to translate concepts from sketches to real-time game content.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual concepts and asset designs for in-game content including characters, weapons, backpacks, props, environments, and storefront art.
• Collaborate with art directors, designers, and engineers to ensure cohesive style and performance across platforms.
• Lead the translation of ideas from concept to finished illustrations and real-time assets.

Skills

Character design

Weapons & equipment design

Environment design

Storyboards & branding

3D modeling

Texturing & lookdev

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Entertainment Design/Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Blender

Fusion 360

Google Sketchup

Plasticity

Keyshot

Substance Painter

Photoshop

After Effects

Clip Studio Pro

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Senior Concept Artist

Bellevue, WA

Role Overview

Bungie, Inc. seeks a Senior Concept Artist in Bellevue, WA to be responsible for the visual development and conceptual design of a variety of in-game assets, including base characters, backpacks, weapons, equipment, environments, props, cosmetics, graphic design and branding, and storefront key art.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Entertainment Design, Graphic Design, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in each of the following skills: creating designs for multiple content categories including characters, weapons and equipment, props, environments, VFX, storyboards, graphic design and branding, and illustrations using graphic design and industrial design principles; creating environmental designs using color, mood, lighting, and architecture to emphasize realistic spatial scale, staging and composition; creating architectural and industrial designs with an emphasis on shape, structure, and silhouette; creating 3D models using software tools including Blender, Fusion 360, Google Sketchup, Plasticity, Keyshot, and Substance Painter; creating illustrations and motion graphics using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Aftereffects, and Clip Studio Pro; creating designs that use realistic character proportions and anatomy; and, carrying an idea from the conceptual phase to the finished illustration and translating these ideas to real-time game content.
• 100% remote/telecommute/work from home from anywhere in the U.S. & report to HQ.

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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$131,000.00 - $145,000.00/year

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