Monolith Productions, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is located in Kirkland, Washington, and develops games for the PC and next-generation platforms.
Over the past 10 years, Monolith has risen to critical acclaim with products such as the FEAR franchise, the Condemned series, the No One Lives Forever franchise, Aliens vs. Predator 2; and Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Monolith has focused primarily on first person action games with a strong emphasis on storytelling and atmosphere. In addition, Monolith has extensive internal expertise creating cutting edge tools and technology to support our products. The company’s number one goal is to create fun, compelling games to excite the imaginations of gamers everywhere.
Since its inception, Monolith has been fortunate to have talented and dedicated team members who have helped it evolve into a company that not only builds great games but also strives to create a fun and interesting work environment for all employees.
Job Profile:
Sr. Concept Artist - Monolith Productions - #113768
Monolith Productions, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is located in Kirkland, Washington, and develops games for the PC and next-generation platforms.
Over the past 10 years, Monolith has risen to critical acclaim with products such as the FEAR franchise, the Condemned series, the No One Lives Forever franchise, Aliens vs. Predator 2; and Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Monolith has focused primarily on first person action games with a strong emphasis on storytelling and atmosphere. In addition, Monolith has extensive internal expertise creating cutting edge tools and technology to support our products. The company’s number one goal is to create fun, compelling games to excite the imaginations of gamers everywhere.
Since its inception, Monolith has been fortunate to have talented and dedicated team members who have helped it evolve into a company that not only builds great games but also strives to create a fun and interesting work environment for all employees.
Summary:
Monolith Productions, a division of WB Games Inc., seeks a Senior Concept Artist to be responsible for generating a variety of images to clarify the artistic vision of a given project. This artist will work closely with the Art Directors and leads in order to assist in the development of the project and as an advocate for the art quality of the game. The Senior Concept Artist will create sketches and digital paintings of environments and characters. Senior Concept Artists help define the artistic vision for websites and marketing materials.
Job Responsibilities:
Fully realized inspirational paintings for the team and marketing.
Environmental studies, mood pieces and screen paintovers.
Sketches of props and individual environmental elements.
Character sketches and creature studies.
Detailed drawings of weapons and armor.
Communicate with production artists to help clarify concepts in order to achieve milestone objectives.
Participates in meetings to share personal ideas.
Work Experience:
5-8 years working as an Artist, Concept Artist or Illustrator.
Previous game console development a plus.
Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification:
BA in art or related field or equivalent experience.
Knowledge/Skills:
Strong portfolio demonstrating ideation as well as high quality images of character art.
Experience with rapid-iteration of drawings and paintings suggesting atmosphere, lighting and form.
Interest in costume design.
Strong understanding of anatomy.
Creative problem solver.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Outstanding traditional art skills.
Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.
Passionate about video games.
Must be proficient with 2D applications such as Photoshop, Painter, etc.
Understanding of modern real-time 3d engines.
Benefits include
Incentive Plan, 401(k) matching contribution, relocation assistance, referral award program, tuition reimbursement program, adoption assistance program, employee discount program, 20 days personal leave per year, 10 holidays per year (one is floating), company parties and movie outings, medical/dental/vision (employee is 100% paid, dependents are 80% paid), life, AD&D, LTD, FSA, EAP. (Please note that employee benefits are subject to revocation and modification.)
