Fortis Games
About the Role
As a Senior Concept Artist, you will work closely with the Art Director and Creative Direction to help conceptualize the visual style of our mobile games! You’ll bring your expertise as a visionary, designer, and storyteller to lead a global team of passionate artists tasked with visually communicating and maintaining stylized art direction throughout the creation of environments, characters, props, and storytelling. world-class art marketing materials.
- Collaborate with the Game Director and Art Director to establish and execute the artistic vision for a game.
- Create designs for characters, creatures, props, and environments to enhance gameplay and the overall player experience.
- Collect and catalog references, perform competitive analysis and formulate research strategies under the direction of the artistic director.
- Understand and evangelize the visual style of the game, sharing knowledge with the team to ensure the vision and directions are understandable.
- Collaborate with other managers and team members from various departments to resolve issues and help guide the design towards the final game experience.
- Lead the Concept Art team, guiding other artists through mentorship and constructive criticism.
- Work closely with 3D asset teams, environment teams, and character teams, joining their design processes and resolving visual issues that arise during production.
What you will Achieve
- Reference quality assets covering all aspects of style guides, creative briefs, concept design, key art, illustrations and experiences adhering to the overall art direction.
- A visual style that appeals to a wide audience while being distinct and memorable. We aspire that our original intellectual property has the potential to span multiple games, genres and media.
- A well-led team of artists who feel informed, challenged and supported to perform at their best.
- An effective and scalable art pipeline that can provide a foundation for future games shaped by constructive feedback and implemented solutions.
Skills
- Exceptional proficiency in designing for the digital world with a deep understanding of technology, technical constraints and terminology.
- Strong 2D drawing skills and good aesthetic sense with a strong understanding of how concepts translate into 3D game elements. First-rate technique and in-depth knowledge of anatomy, perspective, composition, color and texture.
- Proficiency in industry standard digital painting tools such as Photoshop and proficiency in ZBrush, Substance Painter and other 3D modeling software to quickly develop and express ideas.
- Ability to turn ideas into images, coupled with the desire to push boundaries.
- A portfolio showcasing a range of styles that leans heavily towards stylized work.
- Commitment to the project and a desire to find the best possible way to inspire others.
- Ability to communicate your creative vision, processes, decisions and rationales to team members and cross-functional stakeholders in a way that inspires and motivates.
- Enthusiasm to lead, coach and encourage people around you to do their best.
- A natural curiosity and thirst for learning – we believe this is essential to our ability to stay ahead of the market and to value this over years of experience.
- We expect our leaders to continue to study their craft and the play spaces in which they work.
- You must be informed of the latest trends and have a solid perspective on how they relate to our current and future projects.
Why Join With Us
There are many reasons to join us, but here are a few:
- We firmly believe that we are changing the way game studios operate and creating great games that create a connected community.
- Our goal isn’t just to make games you belong in. We also want to create communities where our people belong. That’s why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, fosters inclusion and fosters growth.
- Build and grow with a seasoned storytelling team
About Us
At Fortis Games, we aspire to create great games that bring people together while redefining how gaming companies work. We believe in creating a sense of belonging through our games, their communities, and the way we operate and treat each other. Through our gaming communities, we will create powerful bonds and lasting memories. We will foster a culture of diversity, fairness and belonging where together our diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds impact the games we create.