Lead Environment Concept Artist
On-site · Cary, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Lead Environment Concept Artist to supervise and guide environment concept content produced by external partners for a Disney collaboration. Lead and mentor a small team of environment concept artists, define visual direction and world-building goals, review outsource submissions, and ensure concepts meet Epic and Disney quality standards across production pipelines. Responsibilities include developing mood boards, paint-overs, callouts, production documentation, and ensuring concepts support downstream environments, lighting, VFX, gameplay, and level design. Requires an exceptional portfolio, strong leadership, and communication skills, with experience as a Senior or Lead artist on at least one shipped AAA title. Bonus: additional language fluency.
Required Qualifications
- Experience working as a Senior or Lead Environment Concept Artist on at least one shipped AAA title
- Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong environment concept art skills, visual storytelling, composition, color theory, lighting, and world-building
- Strong ability to communicate visual direction and collaborate with internal developers and external outsourcing partners
- Experience creating production-ready concept packages, including callouts, orthographic designs, paint-overs, and reference sheets
- Understanding of downstream game development workflows and how concept art supports environment art, lighting, level design, and VFX production
- Excellent organizational, communication, and feedback skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment
- Bonus: Fluency in additional languages such as Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian, or Russian
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