Senior Concept Artist

4 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand PikPok Full time

**Who we are**:
PikPok is Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest and largest video game developer and publisher. We strive to successfully provide rich game experiences, crafted by talented teams who are curious, take ownership, and collaborate well. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive workplace that enables our teams to make games which will be enjoyed worldwide across mobile, desktop, and console.

**About the role**:
We're looking for a skilled, experienced artist who works well within a highly creative, team-focused environment. You’ll be comfortable with ideation, be able to work across a wide range of styles and genres, and be able to jump quickly from one project to another. You’ll need to be as comfortable with world building as you are with character design and illustration, and enjoy a fast-paced environment and the challenges that entails. You’ll also need to be a confident and proactive communicator, someone who enjoys iteration, collaboration and mentoring as a means to achieve the very best results.

**The Senior Concept Artist's responsibilities include**:

- Creating artwork in direct support of the design, development, and wider requirements of all our projects and associated activities - including for use in pre-production and production, as well as towards publishing and marketing efforts
- Working alongside other artists, including those in project teams, the Visual Development group (and independently as required), to aid in the visual development of our products: producing artwork, providing review and critique, and working with and alongside production teams
- Providing expertise, support and capacity to the discipline of Concept Art and Illustration, and the wider Visual Development team at PikPok.
- Working independently in facilitating and maintaining proactive, constructive lines of communication and workflows, when collaborating with project teams

**Requirements**:

- A proven ability to work directly across a wide stylistic and genre range, in-line with the type of work and to the level of quality PikPok is known for
- An established background in concept art, illustration and graphic design practice
- A developed understanding of (and appreciation for) video games as a creative medium
- Some games industry experience preferred
- Experience in a studio or agency environment
- Expert-level knowledge of Adobe CC
- Some 3D experience, across any suite of software
- A strong aptitude for developing new skills, and expanding one’s creative knowledge
- The ability to communicate effectively and with confidence
- A positive ‘can-do’ attitude, great work ethic and strong sense of initiative
- A willingness to mentor, support and inspire others

**Benefits**

**To Apply***:
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