Storyboard Artist creating fully realized storyboards for Kickstart Entertainment’s animation productions. Collaborating with Directors on visual storytelling, pacing, staging, and revisions.
About the role
- 2D Concept Artist shaping characters, environments, and gameplay visuals for Ludia’s mobile game studio. Collaborating with art, design, and production teams in hybrid Montreal role.
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality 2D concepts and illustrations for characters, environments, props, architecture, interactive elements, and gameplay scenes
- Participate in visual research and exploration to define and evolve the art direction
- Rapidly produce sketches, explorations, variations, and concepts
- Develop clear, detailed concepts to guide artists and team members
- Adapt approach to different art styles, intellectual properties, and franchises
- Collaborate with the Lead Artist to ensure consistency and quality of the visual direction
- Incorporate technical and production constraints from the design stage
- Take part in brainstorming sessions, art reviews, critiques, and production meetings
- Present and communicate ideas, references, and visual intentions to Art, Design, and Production teams
- Identify artistic or production issues and propose solutions
- Manage priorities and meet production deadlines
- Contribute, as needed, to the creation of storyboards and other visual materials
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in concept art, illustration, or a similar artistic role in the video game, entertainment, or related industry
- Portfolio demonstrating strong concept art skills and visual exploration
- Ability to develop characters, environments, props, and/or architectural elements
- Excellent command of composition, perspective, forms, values, color, lighting, and anatomy
- Ability to quickly explore multiple ideas and translate a direction or brief into clear, effective concepts
- Ability to work across different art styles and adapt to an established visual direction
- Proficiency with 2D tools relevant to concept art and digital illustration
- Solid understanding of technical constraints and production realities in game development
- Ability to present work, explain artistic choices, and incorporate feedback
- Autonomy, initiative, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in an Agile environment and familiarity with production management or version control tools is an asset
- Experience creating games for mobile, PC, or console is an asset
- Curiosity about new technologies and emerging tools, including artificial intelligence, and an interest in their responsible use
- Ability to effectively manage priorities in a dynamic production environment
- Openness to feedback and ability to give and receive constructive critique
- Be located in the province of Quebec and have the legal right to work in Canada
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits from day one
- RRSP contributions
- Generous vacation
- Mobile days
- Hybrid options
- Flexible hours
- Training
- Mentorship
- Workshops
- Career opportunities in the video game industry
- Inclusive environment
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