Concept Director

We are looking for a Concept Director to join our Perfect Dark development team. This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to join a studio with a talented, inclusive team working on the rebirth of the beloved, critically acclaimed franchise, Perfect Dark. 

The Concept Director will work directly with the Project Art Directors, Design Leadership, Concept Artists, and Content Leads to help maintain the overall visual style of studio projects. The Concept Director will have outstanding fundamental traditional fine art skills with a deep understanding of modern concept art software/tools. The Concept Director is responsible for generating a variety of industry leading environment concepts, matte paintings, industrial design imagery, graphic design/UI support imagery and some character concepts. Additionally, the Concept Director will have demonstrated illustration skills with an ability to create a variety of marketing materials within established studio brands and beyond. Candidates will provide direction, feedback and mentorship where applicable towards increasing quality and efficiency of studio concept art team. 

Qualified applicants will have extensive Artistic leadership expertise, creative problem-solving experience, attention to detail, and imagination to explore iterations and produce final creative designs. You are experienced across a range of styles with the ability to provide both 2D and 3D conceptual work across the team, and enjoy collaborating with others to create rich, immersive experiences. 

On Team Perfect Dark, the multi-studio development team reimagining the sci-fi action-adventure game Perfect Dark, you join a group of developers across internal and external studios who have contributed to some of the most celebrated, critically acclaimed properties recognized for their excellence and cutting-edge technology, visuals, gameplay, and narrative.  

The Initiative, headquartered in Santa Monica and fully distributed, is a Microsoft Xbox Game Studio.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact for concept artists and work funneling the feedback of 3 art directors. 

• Organize the storage of concept art. 

• Create high level environment concept based on in-game 3D concept art from Art Director with outstanding tone, lighting and atmosphere. 

• Create illustrations for project marketing materials. 

• Create sketches and detailed renderings of props and individual environmental elements. 

• Create environment concept art, matte paintings, and architecture studies. 

• Create illustrations for project marketing materials. 

• Assist the Art Director in driving trailers and in game cut scenes. 

• Create sketches and detailed renderings of props and individual environmental elements. 

• Create sketches, detailed renderings and turnarounds for character and creature studies. 

• Provide supplemental visual direction to team production artists to ensure visual design of content is coherent and within brand. 

• Coordinate with Art Director, Production, Concept Artists, and Content Leads on assignments for the concept art team ensuring concept art team meets milestone goals at high quality 

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