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Expert Character Concept Artist

San Mateo, California💼 Full-time💰 $127,500–$127,500🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior character concept artist responsible for developing high-quality character designs from early exploration to production-ready assets, ensuring visual consistency and translating creative goals into clear visual solutions for game projects.

Role type

Senior IC character concept artist

Builds

Character designs, style guides, and visual documentation for shipped game titles

Domain

Video game development (character design)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> production-ready character assets

Required skills

Character design, costume design, anatomy, proportion, gesture, silhouette, composition, perspective, lighting, color, materials, visual storytelling, 2D concept art tools, 3D-assisted workflows

Preferred skills

Mentorship, workflow optimization, cross-discipline collaboration

Technologies

Blender, ZBrush, Maya, AI-assisted workflows

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and develop character designs from thumbnails to production-ready assets; translate complex briefs into visual solutions aligned with narrative and gameplay; define and uphold visual standards via style guides; partner with art and cross-discipline teams to ensure 3D translation; mentor other artists through critique and example-setting; self-manage complex assignments and priorities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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