Visual Development Artist - Ink
Core
Design and paint characters, environments, and set layouts to define the aesthetic vision, emotional tone, and visual style for experimental animated shorts and specials using hybrid GenAI-native pipelines.
Role type
Visual Development Artist (Animation)
Builds
Feature-quality animated shorts and specials
Domain
Animation / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Visual development, draftsmanship, anatomy, volumetric drawing, digital drawing tools, design principles, stylized animation imagery, look development, visual experimentation, workflow building, 3D DCCs familiarity, node-based generative interfaces
Preferred skills
Traditional art background, photography, film background
Technologies
Maya, Unreal, Blender, Generative AI tools
Responsibilities
Develop and conceptualize characters, environments, and set layouts; Explore and create designs to define the world; Collaborate with creative leadership to establish visual look and style; Engage with traditional, GenAI, and hybrid workflows; Apply design principles in stylized animation; Incorporate feedback to maintain consistency; Drive look development and visual experimentation; Build workflows, templates, and scripts; Ensure artwork delivery to highest standard on schedule
Seniority
Mid-Senior (4+ years experience)