Senior Concept Artist delivering high-end VFX concept art at Image Engine. Involved in task-based concept design across multiple shows and collaborating with VFX Supervisors.
Responsibilities
Receive and respond to briefs directly from Head of Art, VFX Supervisors and show leadership
Develop visual solutions across a wide variety of tasks, from exploratory ideation to final production-ready concepts
Produce concept work spanning creatures, environments, props, vehicles, hard-surface and design-driven assignments
Translate creative and technical challenges into clear, compelling visual solutions
Comfortable moving between blue-sky exploration, design clarification, and production-driven problem solving
Build and present strong reference packages to support early design direction
Explore and communicate ideas through sketches, iterations, callouts, paintovers and polished concept imagery
Present design thinking clearly and confidently in reviews and discussions
Support visual storytelling through thoughtful design, composition, mood and cinematic sensibility
Work under the guidance of the Head of Art while maintaining ownership of assigned tasks and delivering on creative briefs
Demonstrate the ability to take direction and respond constructively to feedback from the Head of Art, VFX Supervisors, CG Supervisors and show leadership
Participate in dailies, reviews and creative discussions, communicating ideas, progress and estimated timelines clearly, in alignment with the DPM
Work independently, manage multiple assigned tasks to deadline, and communicate proactively regarding priorities, progress and delivery expectations
Requirements
5–7 years of professional production experience in concept art, visual development or design for feature film, episodic or high-end VFX
Strong traditional drawing and design fundamentals
Expert-level photoreal concept rendering skills
Broad experience across creatures, environments and prop design
Strong understanding of cinematic storytelling and production workflows
Proven ability to solve complex visual problems under production timelines
Experience working directly with supervisors and production teams
Strong understanding of translating concept work into production-ready assets
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