Concept Artist

Are you someone who finds it easier to explain ideas through visual illustrations? Do you often get complimented about how your visual creation changes the mood or provide certain clarity to the tasks at hand? If so, look no further and let’s have a chat!

Piranha Games has an exciting opportunity for a Concept Artist to join our talented Art team. Reporting to the Art Director, you will be responsible for setting and continually exceeding the visual quality bar for the team. At the same time, you will bring extraordinary levels of creativity, passion, and perseverance to this position.

What you will be doing:

• Create artwork for both reference use of the Art team and for promotional and marketing purposes
• Under the guidance of both the Art Director and Creative Director, contribute to the creation of a style guide covering all artistic aspects of the product
• Work closely with the Environment Artists and Technical Artists to mitigate any issues that may arise in the creation of assets
• Provide feedback on general aspects of game design from an artistic perspective
• Participate as a proactive team member to further team and project goals
• Perform other ad-hoc responsibilities as required

What you will bring with you:

• 3+ years of experience in game development, preferably for multiplayer online games
• Strong traditional art and drawing skills, and architectural knowledge
• Solid fundamental skills in line, light, shadow and colour
• Proficiency in Art software such as Photoshop
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written

What we consider as pluses!

• Proficiency or knowledge of 3D art software such as 3dsMax and Mudbox
• Experience with CryEngine

We thank you for your interests in this position. Due to the amount of applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you are selected for an interview, you can expect to hear from us by the end of January 2014.