nDreams Studio Elevation is re-establishing the boundaries of VR. We’re searching for an exceptionally proficient Senior Idea Artist to assist us discover, create, and ship world-leading innovation in software program and VR {hardware}. With our first title nearing launch and a second in early planning phases, it’s a good time to affix our absolutely distant, VR-first studio.
On this position, you’ll be chargeable for producing high-quality 2D conceptual art work that defines and enhances the visible route of our video games. You’ll play a key position in shaping the aesthetic of our initiatives, from early ideation via to remaining key artwork, whereas mentoring junior artists and collaborating throughout disciplines.
The rundown:
- 12-month fastened time period contract
- Full time (37.5 hours per week)
- Totally distant inside the UK
- Wage is aggressive and depending on expertise
Key tasks:
- Translate the Artwork Director’s imaginative and prescient into clear visible ideas, moodboards, and key artwork that outline the sport’s tone and elegance.
- Create high-quality idea artwork for characters, environments, props, and storyboards throughout varied genres and types.
- Conduct visible analysis to make sure authenticity, readability, and alignment with participant expectations.
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary groups to make sure visible storytelling helps gameplay and narrative objectives.
- Develop visible improvement packages and elegance guides to help 3D artists and keep consistency.
- Mentor junior artists, present constructive suggestions, and assist develop the idea artwork operate.
- Keep present with {industry} traits and instruments, introducing progressive methods to reinforce the artwork pipeline.
Necessities
The abilities you’ll want:
- Robust foundational artwork abilities: composition, lighting, anatomy, coloration principle, and perspective.
- Proficiency in Adobe Artistic Suite and different industry-standard instruments.
- Expertise with Wacom/Cintiq tablets and familiarity with VR {hardware}.
- Potential to iterate based mostly on suggestions and self-critique.
- Some graphic design data is a plus (format, typography, and so on.).
- Understanding of sport engines like Unreal Engine is useful.
The great to haves:
- Expertise mentoring or managing junior artists.
- Portfolio showcasing a spread of types and high-quality idea work.
Advantages
We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR video games. You could know us because the developer behind Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and Frenzies. As a writer, now we have additionally supported the discharge of different studio’s titles together with Little Cities, PowerWash Simulator VR, and Vendetta Endlessly. With humble beginnings as an impartial studio, we mix wonderful initiatives with a private, caring contact. We’ve bought extra unimaginable titles to be introduced quickly!
We consider the most effective workplaces and video games are created by various, pleased and protected groups. We’re dedicated to constructing a tradition centred on respect, wellbeing and steadiness. It is essential we make our video games and {industry} extra accessible to underrepresented communities. We try to dwell this via the folks we rent, the experiences we create and the causes we help.
We need everybody to have the chance to carry their finest, genuine self to work. Please tell us when you require cheap changes through the interview course of by emailing [email protected] or talking to your nDreams recruiter. For extra details about cheap changes, try this guidance from Scope.
We provide nice perks, together with versatile hours, duvets days, your birthday off, devoted private improvement time and help, in addition to common socials. Past this, there’s a wonderful vacation providing, pension scheme, medical insurance, life cowl and way more.
Concerning the firm
We’re a digital actuality video games writer and developer based mostly in Farnborough, UK. Since 2013 we’ve been targeted completely on digital actuality. As one of many fortunate few to get our hands-on Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR prototypes, we had been among the many first to step into this immersive new medium. We haven’t appeared again since.
Combining innovation with excellence, the fruits of our work to date is the #1 promoting, Better of E3 Award-winning, Phantom: Covert Ops. We’ve bought a number of thrilling initiatives deliberate for 2021 and past, together with Fracked, our not too long ago introduced PS VR unique. We are able to’t wait to indicate you extra…