Lead Concept Artist

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead Concept Artist to join our studio in Warsaw to work on Project Orion, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise. This candidate will bring their years of expertise, stellar leadership skills, creative talent and passion for games to lead a small team of dedicated artists creating world class characters, environments and hard surface designs for our upcoming game. Sounds interesting?

(This position requires working in our Warsaw Studio. Hybrid working mode available).

Daily responsibilities:

• Leading a team - guiding, motivating, mentoring and feedbacking team members. Pushing for quality, consistency and meeting the artistic needs of the project.
• Providing daily support with direction, feedback, ideas, sketches and mentorship.
• Cultivating the team culture in line with the company’s values and goals.
• Create briefs, setting clear design goals and deliverables, focusing the concept team on achieving a high-quality work that inspires the rest of the team.
• Working closely with the Art Director to define and maintain artistic consistency and direction for the game.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the game universe and established vision.
• Create clear documentation for creative alignment and actively seek to communicate concepts and ideas to others.
• Create benchmark setting character, environment and hard surface designs with an emphasis on strong worldbuilding ideas, storytelling using an excellent understanding of core artistic principles such as composition, lighting, colour and anatomy. 
• Proactively seek to problem solve, feedback and improve workflows and pipelines, ensuring team efficiency and effectiveness
• Participate in creative discussions, brainstorms, and reviews across teams to facilitate and strengthen cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience as a concept artist, working on at least one AAA title
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring and developing talent.
• In-depth knowledge of the Cyberpunk genre and RPGs and a passion for art and design.
• Excellent visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to efficiently demonstrate ideas and concepts and convey information clearly to others.
• Strong mentorship skills, with the ability to provide feedback, share knowledge, and help set the bar for quality
• Exceptional artistic skills, with a portfolio demonstrating expertise in realistic and sci-fi concept art, mood paintings, 3D designs, blockouts and paintovers, key-frames, and the ability to create fast ideation sketches such as storyboards.
• A solid background in traditional art such as industrial design, landscape painting or illustration with core foundational art skills to including form, lighting, color, and composition
• Excellent knowledge of both 2d and 3d design software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the willingness to work collaboratively with other teams online in different time zones.

Additional Information

Relocation support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements - all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth 

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops and cinemas.
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Health checks — tests and vaccinations at the studio as well as professional advice and guidance from a specialist doctor.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
• Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

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