Visual Development Artist

TL;DR

Visual Development Artist: Creating artwork that informs the early story and visual development process, supporting departments like Story, Modeling, and Layout. Focus on generating artwork related to characters, environments, costumes, and prop design, ensuring all timelines are met, and communicating work progress to production staff.

Location: Hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week.

Salary: USD 89,752 - USD 135,000 yearly

Company

hirify.global Animation is looking for more adventurous dreamers who shoot for the moon and prides itself on being one of the world's leading producers of high-quality, award-winning, animated films and series, reaching consumers around the globe.

What you will do

• Create artwork that informs the early story and visual development process as well as the production process.
• Work under the guidance of a Production Designer and Art Director to generate artwork related to characters, environments, backgrounds, costume and prop design.
• Support the Story, Modeling, Surfacing, Matte Painting and Layout departments on design specifics.
• Ensure all timelines are met and communicate progress of work to production staff.

Requirements

• Ability to think and design from concept to finish independently.
• Strong understanding of design principles and color theory.
• Collaboration within a team of artists.
• Solid time-management skills.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Photoshop.
• Knowledge of Maya and/or ZBrush.

Culture & Benefits

• hirify.global creates a diverse array of original content in a variety of formats, delivering compelling stories with unique characters.
• Place tremendous value on the experiences talent brings to the table from their own non-traditional paths to success.
• Frequent communication, transparency and trust yield the best work.
• Community of artists, technologists, innovators, and creators, who are passionate about animation and also happen to love eating lunch together.