Senior Concept Artist Ilm

This is a Full Time Job


The Senior Concept Artist creates concept art for visual effects in feature films and television. Works as part of a team of artists executing CG and traditional artwork, helping create artwork that adheres to a specific design or ''look'' of a show.

What You'll Do
• ­ Creation of conceptual artwork that illustrates various stories and scripts
• ­ Understand and action briefs from clients and supervisors
• ­ Able to break brief down into individual components with little supervision
• ­ Demonstrates a strong eye for colour, composition, perspective and lighting
• ­ Demonstrates a high level ability to work on pre-production development work as well as VFX concept art
• ­ Takes ownership and responsibility of a shot or brief, proactively offers options and finds solutions
for production problems
• ­ Liaise with art department leadership to ensure highest quality of work is delivered
• ­ Ensures work is done according to specifications outlined by the Director/Key Creative team of a
show
• ­ Implements any changes and incorporates feedback from Art Directors into artwork
• ­ Organising day-to-day activities and managing time to ensure deadlines are met
• ­ Actively participates in dailies and transmissions

What We're Looking For

Education
/ Experience:
• ­ Bachelor's Degree or significant experience in producing Concept Art for VFX/Feature films.
• ­ Experience or knowledge of cinematic techniques, language and shot composition
• ­ Portfolio required.

Required Skills
/ Competencies:
• ­ Developed ''eye'' and strong aesthetic
• ­ Demonstrate the ability to go from quick sketches all the way through to photoreal
• ­ Proven experience creating feature film quality environments, hard surface, and creature design, matte paintings, shot elements, storyboards
• ­ Ability to work closely with Art Department leadership and within a production environment
• ­ Ability to work under pressure while implementing changes based on input from multiple sources
• ­ Strong understanding how their work fits into the pipeline and it's effect on upstream and downstream departments

Technical Skills:
• ­ Proficiency in design software required
• ­ Ability to work in both 2D and 3D (eg. Photoshop, Maya, Blender, Zbrush, 3D-Coat, Keyshot, Octane)
• ­ Ability to assemble research and reference material that will be influential to clients and design team

This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.

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