Studio: Echtra Games
Job Opening: Environment Concept Artist
Location: Austin, TX; Bay Area, CA; Carlsbad, CA; Chicago, IL; Eugene, OR
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Visualizing and assisting the Art Director with world-building, establishing the game setting, and refining the details
- Collaborate with the Art Director and Environment Artists to maintain the vision and style of the game
- Define the look and feel of a game through your concept art
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3+ years of experience creating high-quality environment concept art for video games
- An outstanding portfolio that demonstrates your command of foundational art skills (drawing, painting, material indication, perspective, lighting, composition, color theory, shape language, and interior/exterior design)
- Solid understanding and execution of hard surface design (buildings, vehicles, machines)
- Advanced technical expertise in Photoshop
- Ability to take direction and feedback from the team as well as contribute your own ideas
- Demonstrate imaginative and innovative solutions to game situations
- Possess a creative passion for taking the player outside of their world
Pluses
- 3D package experience (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, Zbrush, SketchUp)
- Experience with licensed IP projects
- Foundational understanding of the ARPG genre
- Familiarity with looter shooters
