Stockholm: Illustrator

Concept Artists play an important role at Embark, not just to work with initial concept work and pitches, but also to help align the team and enable the team to reach the vision and direction. They work with all crafts and other parts of the organization to visualize and help Embark to excel. We see the Concept Artist as a role that is deeply embedded in the team; involved in every step of game creation: from the start of the concept exploration, to marketing and communication, to bug fixes, polish and paintovers and to working close to gamers in the live phase of the game. Due to the versatile and cross-disciplinary nature of a Concept Artist, they need to work closely with other crafts and have great communication and collaboration skills. A Concept Artist at Embark needs previous experience within game development to understand the limitations of real time entertainment, great understanding of art, architecture, anatomy, nature, composition, lighting, colour theory, materials and composition.

Examples of responsibilities
- Digital painting and concept discovery

- Concepts and blueprints for asset creation and production

- Compile reference images to align and guide the team to success

- Create moodboards and collect reference material to reach the direction presented by directors

- Create paintovers to guide and direct the team

- Create marketing and communication assets

- Create visual mockups for a wide range of items and needs

- Play the game, participate in playtests and provide feedback

- Create plans for content production for the level

- Work with and review content from relevant external partners



We would love if you have
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional concept art experience

- Excellent visual skill set and deep artistic understanding and knowledge

- Follow directions and deliver to quality from a visual, game play and technical perspective

- Always work to support the product, game and the team, not to make pretty pictures

- Great communication and collaboration skills

- Understanding of the technical aspects of the game, memory and performance

- Great understanding of the the game play experience of the game

- Great appreciation and knowledge for visuals within multiple mediums, such as games, fashion, nature, architecture and movies

- Estimate tasks and time, update plans, and deliver content to quality according to directions

- Be a role model, culture carrier and spokesperson for Embark




At Embark we offer competitive salaries, passionate colleagues to share knowledge with and much more, but most of all we invite you to take part of a journey into the unknown, to build creative, surprising and beautiful experiences together.

We welcome game makers of all sex, class, colour, age, gender identity, education, religion, opinion, culture, nation of origin, language, sexual orientation, shape, size, and ability.

Did we leave anyone out? Well, we welcome you, too! We think that the gaming industry is made better when everyone has a seat at the table.

Be yourself at Embark and make games while doing so. Please apply with confidence. We can’t wait to hear from you (in English)!

If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, feel free to apply to us via our " Open Application. (https://www.embark-studios.com/jobs/278181-game-maker-open-application)"

Who are we?

Have you ever wanted to build something that helps others create and explore? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a team that genuinely wants to help players share their creative ideas, dreams and visions with millions of other players at the same time? Right now, we’re searching for a Senior 2D Concept Artist to join the team doing exactly that! We’re building what we truly believe is the future of creative gaming, giving the players a plethora of design tools to create games, experiences and more. Once creators are happy with what they’re building, they can share it with others, securely, knowing full well their creation is safe and more importantly - theirs.

With ground-breaking technologies available to you as a part of Ringtail, this team is unique. We are extremely excited by what we are building and if what you’ve read so far has you feeling that way too, then we want to hear from you!

About the role

We are looking for a Senior 2D Concept Artist with experience in the PC and mobile gaming space and the ability of bringing our game concepts to life. Our project is ambitious and you will be one of the senior positions in charge of creating the 2D characters and costumes that will be added into our 3D game. Your ability to balance artistic vision with technical proficiency will ensure that our characters are both visually striking and of consistent quality and style throughout.

Your day-to-day as a Senior 2D Concept Artist

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Working closely with the Art Director and Lead Artist to provide high quality 2D artworks for follow up 3D generation

- Collaborating closely with Senior 3D and Technical Artists to make precise artworks

- Communicating constantly with the art team to clearly understand what needs to be provided

- Researching relevant topics to continue to learn new skills and tools

- Creating documents for skill and tool research

- Acting as a mentor for Junior Artists

- Giving and receiving feedback, adopting and improving your work as needed

Requirements

- Experience with character and costume works for PC and mobile games

- Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Illustrator

- Experience designing characters and costume for high profile customization

- A love for stylized art works (Mid core) rather than realistic art

- Strong knowledge of human anatomy, life drawing, posing, and fashion design

- Strong knowledge of lighting, composition, color theme

- Good artistic eyes and imagination to make characters and the world with minimum direction

- A portfolio that demonstrates and highlights your best work in games

Good to have

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Minimum 5 years of PC and Mobile game experience with multiple different projects

- Basic understanding of Unity3D as a concept artist

- Basic using of Blender for concept art

- MMO development experience on PC or Mobile

- As a gamer, you bring art ideas from your gaming experience

Personal traits

- Strong communication skills

- Capability of working independently with minimum supervision

- Interest in new gaming fields and trends

- Pro-active artist who always takes feedback seriously to try to improve the quality of their work

- Positive attitude towards your general approach to work life

- Eagerness to learn new skills

- Ability to adopt new workflow and software

- Team player rather than a lone wolf

About Ringtail Interactive

At Ringtail Interactive, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a small but fast-growing development team. We currently have three different departments working on a variety of projects; from a high-quality game platform for creators of all kinds, to a top-secret, cutting edge game development tool that we believe will change the industry forever, and more.

The company is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals from all around the world united by a passion for games. As we continue to build the core of the team, we will be taking big next steps on defining the future development of our projects, and all of our employees will get the opportunity to have an impact on the products we show to the world.

Do you want to work in a fun environment, alongside with a team of talented artists, to deliver content for millions and millions of happy kids?

As an Artist in the Toca Life World Content team, you’ll create quirky characters and colourful environments, in line with a fun and playful art style that is constantly evolving.

You’ll join a creative and friendly studio, where diversity and inclusion are core values!

What you’ll be doing
You'll work closely with the rest of the art team to maintain and improve the visual quality in Toca Life World, and deliver high quality assets for one of the most popular kids’ apps in the world. You’ll take an active part in the ideation and concept work, producing art assets including play sets, characters, seasonal events and gifts.

You’ll join the team for the morning daily meetings, discuss priorities and dependencies, sync with other artists and with the developers who will implement your art into the game.

You’ll attend creative workshops, sketch sessions and collaborate closely with other teams like the Home Design, the Features or the Marketing team.
Is this you?
You have solid experience of digital art production in a game studio, ad agency or similar. You’re highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and have a strong portfolio fitting the Toca Life World art style.

You bring your individuality and personal style at work in the art assets creation, while adapting to the Toca Boca Creative Principles like diversity and unisex, quirkiness, attention to details and kids perspective.

You're used to following creative direction and happily share your work explaining your creative process. You value feedback and the perspective of others, and love collaborating with different people in your team. You also deliver your own feedback in a constructive and friendly manner.

What we’ll be looking for in portfolio

- A 2D illustration style that can translate well into Toca Life World (vector style illustrations)
- Illustrations that show an understanding of colour and composition
- Strong character design
- Personal projects and your personal style
- Your Adobe Illustrator skills

Your portfolio will play a key role during our selection process, so we recommend that you make sure it’s up to date and includes what we’re looking for. For more information about what we look for in your portfolio in general, check out this page.

This is us!
Toca Boca captures the spirit of play. We create digital toys and everyday products that are filled with fun and silliness that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. Everything is designed from their perspective. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

Good to know!
This position is full time and based in our Stockholm office with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). You’ll need to be located in Sweden as we are unable to support relocation. We apply a 6 months probationary period. As we’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you have to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English.

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.

POSITION
As a Junior Concept Artist, you will be responsible for creating the design of the characters, creatures and/or props, using shapes, volume, silhouette, and acting to portray that subject’s list of attributions, such as personality or story. Using your talent for drawing and painting, and with the help of Art Directors and Art Leads to break down briefings, you will solve visual problems and bring the best ideas to life.*This position is remote (contractor) with an option to transition in-house.
QUALIFICATIONS
2+ years of experience in Concept Art for the Entertainment industry
Proficiency in art fundamentals, visual storytelling and color theory
Showcase ability to paint or draw in a variety of art styles
Fluent in English
Great organizational skills
Good time management skills

RESPONSIBILITIES
Deliver great quality illustrated work
Communicate difficulties along the project
Receive and apply feedback from the Art Directors

BONUS POINTS
Experience in Visual Development or world building for games and film
Strong interest in Games and Game Development

What we offer:
The startup spirit (less restriction, more control, direct feedback and influence to the company)
A highly quality-focused work environment
Full ownership of project
Direct connection with clients and artists
Great deal of freedom in problem solving journey (encourage creativity)
Excellent onboarding program
Fun working team with highly positive energy and strong team work
Multicultural work environment



Perks & Benefits (applicable to inhouse employees only):
2 weeks paid winter break per year
Work life balance (7 hours work plus 1 hour paid lunch)
Wellness compensation allowance (5000 SEK per full year)
Great working environment (well-equipped office and fun colleagues)
Regular benefits such as pension, sick pay, 25 vacation days per full year, parental leave, etc.

We are looking for an experienced Lead Environment Artist to join our small team to help us build our first PC game!
As Lead Environment Artist, you will define quality and construct 3D environments while managing a team to deliver consistent high-quality environmental assets and locations.
You have experience working in bigger organizations on various projects in multicultural teams. You like to try new things and have an experimental mindset, where nothing is impossible. You believe in fast prototyping and effective workflows.
*This is an inhouse position, as such candidates must be able to work in Stockholm, Sweden.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience owning and effectively communicating about projects and workflow
5+ years of professional experience as an environment artist
Professional experience working in stylized art styles
Professional experience working in Maya, Photoshop, Substance, and Z-Brush
Good people skills and experience managing teams
Shipped at least 1 product on either console or PC from beginning to end.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Create the look and feel of 3D assets ranging from hard surface structures to organic foliage
Influence asset creation pipeline with your understanding of optimized low poly asset creation such as modular kits to take into account efficiency, speed, and cross dependencies
Work with various materials from hand-painted diffuse to PBR workflows
Work on lighting for various environments
Push concept designs to the next level while taking into account technical and design constraints
Communicate with various other disciplines to ensure all assets are optimized
Provide support and serve as a mentor to more junior environment artists on the team
Be a hiring manager for development team


What we offer:
The startup spirit (less restriction, more control, direct feedback and influence to the company)
A highly quality-focused work environment
Full ownership of project
Direct connection with clients and artists
Great deal of freedom in problem solving journey (encourage creativity)
Excellent onboarding program
Fun working team with highly positive energy and strong team work
Multicultural work environment


Perks & Benefits (applicable to inhouse employees only):
2 weeks paid winter break per year
Work life balance (7 hours work plus 1 hour paid lunch)
Wellness compensation allowance (5000 SEK per full year)
Great working environment (well-equipped office and fun colleagues)
Regular benefits such as pension, sick pay, 25 vacation days per full year, parental leave, etc.



Envar is a growing studio with a solid aim to become THE art and creative development studio in the world.
Our core values focus around collaboration, equal opportunity and providing an awesome environment to work in, no matter where are you located in the world.

POSITION
Envar is a growing studio with a solid aim to become THE art and creative development studio in the world.
Senior Illustrators at Envar not only create memorable artwork, but also set the quality bar for the whole studio as well as support more junior artists to get to the next level.
As a Senior Illustrator, you will work closely with our Art Director on multiple projects to set it’s style, tone and quality bar for everyone else. Helping others to maintain consistency throughout the project as well as creating exceptional quality artwork with a focus on storytelling will be the key to success in this role.
QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of experience in Illustration for the Entertainment industry
Experience owning and effectively communicating about projects and workflow
Extreme proficiency in art fundamentals, visual storytelling and color theory
Showcase ability to paint or draw in a variety of art styles
Persistent self-education around innovations in the creative field
Experience as a art mentor
Fluent in English
Great organizational skills
Excellent time management skills

RESPONSIBILITIES
Deliver exceptional quality illustrated work
Set the quality standards for other illustrators on the project
Mentor more junior artists on the team, provide feedback and strive to go beyond
Work closely with the Art Director to streamline and make continued improvements on the art development pipeline for multiple projects

BONUS POINTS
Experience in Visual Development or world building for games and film
Strong interest in Games and Game Development