Concept Designer- temporary, non-benefited

Description

Lucasfilm Animation and creators of the Emmy award winning animation series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, are looking for a Concept Designer to join their production of the highly successful animation series “Star Wars: Rebels”.

Please note: This is a temporary, non-benefited position starting January 2016 through April 2016.

Job Purpose: The Concept Designer will work within the Design Team as part of a broader production network, to create design deliverables for production use.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Draw and paint digitally to create design sketches and final illustrations of characters, creatures, sets and vehicles.
• Create deliverables as per the specifications of design packaging.
• Generate precise 2d character turns as templates for final 3d geometry.
• Utilize 3d software to create loose sketches of environments, props and vehicles for layout and scale check.
• Work to production deadlines as scheduled by the department production team.
• Meet the Supervising Director and Art Director’s aesthetic requirements on final designs.

Required Skills:
• 3 – 5 years as a concept artist, preferably within a production studio.
• Strong understanding of anatomy and perspective required.
• Proficiency of Adobe Photoshop required.
• Working knowledge of Autodesk Maya preferred.
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team. High level of flexibility, collaboration, and confidentiality.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, communication, and follow up/follow through skills required.
• Able to effectively problem solve.
• Ability work efficiently within a high-pressure, fast paced environment while meeting strict deadlines.