Senior Concept Artist

Sharkmob
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

As a Senior Concept Artist you will work directly with our Art Director, our interdisciplinary teams, and other internal and external creators to set the artistic tone and vision for one of our games. For this position we believe that you have an exceptional skill in communicating an artistic vision, both written and verbally. You are good at time management and have high interpersonal skills with experience working with AAA games. Bust most of all, you have a passion for playing and making games!

 You´ll help establish and convey the Art Director's vision through a wide array of concept art, key art & style guides for marketing and third-party development. Other tasks include working with storyboards, matte paintings and plates for backdrops in levels and cut scenes plus style guides for outsourcing briefs.   

 As a person you are a team player, while you take ownership, responsibility, drive the work and are reliable in your delivery. You act with seniority, in behavior and structure. Coaching peers, and to share your knowledge are a natural part of your personality. 

Skills & Requirements

Required Qualifications   

  • Excellent traditional art skills with an eye for atmospheric, perspective, color, and lighting, and the ability to use these skills to properly portray the mood of the concept   
  • Proficiency in the use of Photoshop or other digital painting tools as well as traditional painting/rendering techniques   
  • The ability to understand and spread the vision of the art director while still considering the constraints of art style, gameplay and technical possibilities   
  • Intermediate typography and graphic design knowledge       

Desired Qualifications   

  • 3+ years industry AAA experience   
  • Experience with Maya, Zbrush, Sketchup or other 3D content packages   
  • Exceptional character concept skills   
  • Exceptional environmental concept skills   
  • Familiarity with video game product development including workflow, tools, limits of technology, character turnarounds, storyboarding, marketing material and graphic design 

How to Apply

Please apply here!

About the Company

Sharkmob is on an epic journey, and we want you to join us! Come explore new territory in the realm of AAA online gaming. Our studios are working on three new titles, the first being a battle royal twist to Vampire: The Masquerade. We are looking for people who want to have fun at work, share ownership, and make smart decisions. Responsible people who have a positive attitude, are passionate, and value professionalism. People that follow our guiding principle, “don’t be an asshole.”  

Have fun making games

We are fortunate to work with things we are passionate about and we have the privilege of creating entertainment for others to enjoy. We believe that if we have fun making games, people will have fun playing them. Fun is also about daring to do mighty things that allow us to reach levels of achievement. All things said, we want a fun, professional experience & so we all must lead by example.

Share the ownership

We want everyone to feel like they have a stake in the games we make. Our games are not the brainchild of a few people - we own them together. Everyone’s contributions, opinion, and feedback matters. For this to work, everyone needs to respect the big picture and high-level goals of the project. Shared ownership is at the heart of the Sharkmob adventure.

Make smart decisions

We embrace a system of "disagree and commit". This means that we accept that we might not always get our way but we wholeheartedly support decisions we make as a team. Doing more with less and making an extra effort to find the optimal way forward is always valued. We rely on smart decisions to take us further than otherwise possible. Making games is kind of like rocket science—but harder!