Responsibilities

• Brainstorm inventive ideas to add depth, humor, emotion and resonance to visual concepts.
• Rework material from feedback and notes while maintaining a fresh perspective.
• Work as part of a team to contribute to the vision for the movie.
• Work closely with Production Designer and Art Director to create art for film concepts, with a specific focus on graphics, typeface, and textural patterns.
• Work closely with other artists across the Art, Story, Modeling, Texturing, and other departments.
• Generate work in the form of sketches, color keys, rough designs, and thumbnails, and textural references.
• Perform research that will inform the design of the work.
• Create presentation materials as needed.
• Meet scheduling deadlines.
• Proactively communicate production issues/questions/concerns.

Requirements

• Degree in Fine Arts or related field and/or 3+ years design experience on commercial film/show.
• Sense of humor and resilience in the face of shifting priorities and demands.
• Sound knowledge of story structure, visual development, and composition.
• A comprehensive understanding of both visual storytelling and how an art department functions.
• Advanced knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to create appeal and humor through drawing.
• Ability to work collaboratively, communicate clearly, present work, be a team-player.
• Superior ability to represent ideas visually and to suggest alternate concepts.
• Skill at expressing verbal descriptions in an artistic way.
• Strong understanding of typefaces, graphic design, and textural painting to be able to draft packeting / assembly sheets, hand off to 3D artists, etc.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision both independently, or collaborating within a group.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.