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Please apply at: http://snowblindstudios.com/jobs.php?jobid=41

About Snowblind Studios:
This position is located at Snowblind Studios, based in Bothell, WA which has easy access to Seattle and the east side communities of Lake Washington. Snowblind Studios is the award winning game studio, founded in 1997, that brought you critically acclaimed games like Baulder’s Gate: Dark Alliance and the Champions of Norrath series. The teams are very collaborative, hard working and highly motivated working on ground breaking games and projects.

In 2009, Snowblind Studios was acquired by Time Warner, through its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment division and currently employs over 80 people developing projects on next-generation platforms. You must have a deep passion for games and love making them. You need to be highly motivated, thorough, self directed, able to manage time intelligently, and rebuild and polish your work until it is perfect.

If this is you, Snowblind Studios would love to hear from you!

Summary:
Snowblind Studios, 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 Sr. 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 and environment art.

Experience with rapid-iteration of drawings and paintings suggesting atmosphere, lighting and form.

Architectural knowledge.

Interest in costume design, armor and weaponry.

Strong understanding of anatomy pertaining to humans and animals.

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.)

Please apply at: http://snowblindstudios.com/jobs.php?jobid=41

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