Senior Concept Artist

Description

ABOUT US

FableLabs builds NOTHING but awesome story-driven games for the tablet and web. Our team of creatives and technologists from BioWare, Maxis, LucasArts, Popcap, and Dreamworks have built and scaled products with millions of users and we've recently closed on fundraising to scale our team. We take the best storytelling elements of adventure / role playing games but make the gameplay accessible, free-to-play and fun for those who don’t have 8 hour blocks of time to hack and slash through dungeons. We're looking for folks that thrive when given significant responsibility, an atmosphere that stresses continuous learning and a touch of chaos as we explore uncharted territory.

ABOUT YOU

You hate when people ask you if you like working on environments, characters, or storyboards more because the answer is "d) All of the above!" In fact, you like working on all aspects of visual development.  FableLabs believes that great visual storytellers can tell a story without a single line of text. We're looking for storytellers who use visuals to lead viewers towards an idea, not folks who can only make pretty visuals. You must be able to rapidly produce sketches, storyboard ideas with our writers, and coordinate with other artists to turn them into 3d digital production art for our games. Occasionally you'll put your illustrator hat on and paint beautiful key story beats. We expect you to direct yourself but if there's interest, you'll collaborate with other concept artists in exploring ideas. Your worlds and characters will not be confined to games; you’ll see them in movies, television, books, and toys.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will own ALL visuals that touch players
• Fleshing out the visuals of our games; characters, environments, props, and UI elements
• Storyboard major elements of our game in collaboration with our writers
  
• Architect and streamline content pipelines, both internally and with contractors
• Page through mental library of game/movie/television/comic references to find relevant existing ideas to combine with new ones in novel ways
• Occasionally taking rough concepts and turning into polished production splash pieces

YOUR SKILLS

• 3+ years of concept artist experience and ability to be self directed (your own art director)
• Quick sketching skills are crucial for rapid iteration
• Strong environmental concepting skills, from architecturally sound interiors to scenic landscapes
• Ability to work with a broad range of subjects and styles, from rendered paintings to cartoony
• Master of Photoshop and experience with 3D software or Flash
• High level of written and spoken English

OTHER

• Position is located in SOMA district of SF (close to Bart, Muni and Caltrain)
• Top of the market salary, equity and full healthcare/dental/vision benefits
• Apply by sending a URL to your portfolio and your resume