Lead Concept Artist (Stylized Games | Art Direction)

Location: Fully remote; Europe, with Poznań, Poland listed in the conditions.

Company

hirify.global is a game studio working on stylized game projects and visual identities.

What you will do

• Lead concept art development for characters, environments, props, and other game content.
• Translate creative briefs, narrative ideas, and gameplay requirements into visual concepts, sketches, paintovers, and production-ready designs.
• Establish visual language, composition, color palettes, artistic consistency, references, benchmarks, guidelines, workflows, and quality standards.
• Mentor artists, provide actionable feedback, review concept work, and guide visual exploration and iteration.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Game Designers, Character Artists, Environment Artists, and Technical Artists.
• Ensure production feasibility, gameplay readability, technical alignment, and consistency between visual exploration and final in-game presentation.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in concept art for game development.
• Experience as a Lead Concept Artist, Senior Concept Artist with leadership responsibilities, or equivalent.
• Experience contributing to commercially released game productions.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating artistic fundamentals, design thinking, and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of composition, color, lighting, perspective, anatomy, and shape language.
• Ability to establish and maintain a cohesive artistic style across different content types.
• Hands-on painting, sketching, and visual exploration skills; ability to translate abstract ideas into production-ready designs.
• Experience mentoring artists and providing clear, actionable feedback.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Background in stylized game art and visual development.
• Experience creating characters with distinctive personalities and emotional appeal.
• Experience with simplified, pixel-inspired, or highly stylized aesthetics.
• Understanding of Unity3D or Unreal Engine production pipelines.
• Experience with Blender or other 3D tools for concept exploration.
• Experience supporting Art Directors on large, multidisciplinary productions.
• Previous experience in cross-studio co-development.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote, remote-friendly working environment.
• Meaningful influence over the artistic direction and visual identity of game projects.
• Hands-on creative role with high artistic ownership and the opportunity to lead and develop a concept art team.
• Collaboration with experienced artists and international creative leadership.
• Competitive compensation, flexible contract options, long-term collaboration, and professional growth opportunities.
• Annual hirify.global team retreats and a supportive studio culture.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and a short introduction.