Senior Concept Artist

Role Overview

DICE is now looking for a Senior Concept Artist to support the Art Director to visualize the Art Direction of the game. You will create storyboard, mood-boards, animatics, paint-overs to support game play, design and storytelling. You may also own and drive marketing campaigns and toolkits.

Work task examples:

Help establish and convey the Art Director?s vision
Create visual target images together with the Art Director
Key art
Paintings and drawings for internal use within the team
Paintings and Photoshop retouch work for marketing
Mockups and paint overs
Guide illustrations for gameplay mechanics
Schematic illustrations of levels, complicated props or architecture
Storyboards
Matte paintings and plates for backdrops in levels and cut scenes
Style guides for outsourcing briefs (mainly characters)
Style guides for marketing and third party development
Screenshot touch ups

What skills does DICE look for?

Discipline Skills

Artistic knowledge
Composition
Perspective
Color theory
Anatomy
Real world materials
Lighting
Photoshop
Illustrator
Basic typography and graphic design knowledge
Basic 3D knowledge
Basic video knowledge for pre-visualization of storyboards

Soft Skills

Feedback
Be able to act on feedback, turn delta feedback into positive result
Openly seek feedback and input on work (including WIP)
Deliver according to feedback from AD
Be able to find solutions to high level feedback
Constructively give feedback to leads. Should look out for and raise serious concerns regarding any aspect of production or leadership within the project
Structure & Planning
Deliver on time and to the right quality
Set realistic time estimates for own work
Understand dependencies
Help with estimations of other artists work
Drive
Be Motivated
Committed
Proactive and find things to do
Ownership
Own tasks from start to final artwork approved by their Day to Day manager
Culture
Pro DICE
Positive
Team player
Assist HR and Line Managers on interviews
Reliability
Always deliver what he/she has agreed upon.
Deliver according to the Day to Day manager without detailed feedback
Coaching
Working with peers to coach them to become stronger artists

General Information

As part of the application process we might ask you to perform a practical work test. The position is permanent and applications will be selected continuously. Apply online with a combined CV and introduction letter in English and Portfolio including breakdown, only applications with portfolio will be considered.