Concept Artist

Requisition Number: 158826

Position Title: Concept Artist 2

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La motivation nourrit notre industrie – le désir de donner vie à une idée, d'inclure du jamais vu à un jeu. C'est ce qui donne son caractère unique au développement de jeu et à la force motrice de l'équipe Motive. Nos seules limites sont celles de notre imagination.

Motive, le plus récent studio AAA de Electronic Arts, est à la recherche d'un artiste de concept pour 6 mois.

Rôle du prochain grand artiste de concept chez Motive :

L'artiste de concept devra collaborer étroitement avec le directeur artistique de Motive à la création de personnages, d'objets et d'environnements, de l'ébauche rapide à la composition couleur jusqu'aux dessins finaux d'art et de modèles de haute qualité. Il contribuera au style artistique en développement et exécutera la vision artistique des jeux de Motive :

• Collaborer étroitement avec le directeur artistique et les artistes de production pour créer une distribution de personnages hautement crédibles ainsi que des environnements de jeux immersifs
• Créer une vaste gamme de concepts supplémentaires y compris la conception de créatures, de props de surface dure et de véhicules
• Concevoir des concepts originaux qui conviennent au style de projet
• Traduire les idées de haut niveau en trousses artistiques prêtes à produire
• Maintenir un niveau élevé d'art de qualité, tout en proposant une foule d'idées
• Assurer une recherche approfondie, du matériel de référence et développer des idées conceptuelles
• Créer des schèmes lumineux et des palettes de couleurs qui saisissent le ton du monde de jeux
• L’habilité à créer des sketches exploratoires itératifs pour orienter le design.
• Aptitude à designer du hard surface.

Exigences :

• Au moins 8 ans d'expérience dans la création d'art conceptuel de haute qualité pour jeux vidés ou films
• Expertise en dessin de perspective
• Capacité de communiquer avec d'autres disciplines au sein de l'équipe de développement et de prendre la relève du directeur artistique dans la direction créative
• Expertise en Photoshop ou Painter, maîtrise du 3D (Zbrush, Sketch-Up, Modo ou Maya)
• Fortes compétences en peinture d'illustrations traditionnelles ou numériques et bonne utilisation des couleurs
• Polyvalence pour travailler tous les éléments, des environnements aux personnages --- pour tout genre de jeu
• Démonstration de l'évolution du concept, de l'idée brute à la dernière ligne de dessin ou plan orthographique
• Capacité de créer un grand volume d'art conceptuel de qualité dans des délais serrés tout au long du cycle de développement du projet
• Apte à travailler dans un style artistique établi
• Capacité à travailler sous pression tout en mettant en œuvre les changements d'après la rétroaction de sources multiples
• Connaissance de la technique cinématique, du langage et de la composition de prises; une expérience en peinture de caches un atout

Qu'avons-nous à vous offrir? Bonne question!

Nous adorons vanter les avantages que nous offrons comme des régimes d'assurance-maladie et d'avantages sociaux complets, le remboursement des frais de cours, un régime d'épargne-retraite avec cotisation équivalente et, bien sûr, plusieurs autres à-côtés. Nous savons que pour créer des jeux de renommée mondiale, il nous faut des talents de classe mondiale. C'est pourquoi nous offrons une rémunération concurrentielle ainsi qu'une culture basée sur la créativité et l'individualité. Chez EA, nous incarnons le modèle « travail-loisir » chaque jour.

Plus sur notre emplacement : http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/montreal

Les studios Motive vous offrent les moyens et l'occasion. Venez découvrir ce dont vous êtes capable!

 

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Everyone in our industry has a Motive - an idea they want to bring to life, something they’ve never seen before in a game that they want to make a reality. It’s what is so great about game development and it’s what drives everyone at Motive. The only limit here is the team’s imagination.

Motive, Electronic Arts studio, is seeking a Concept Artist for 6 months contract.

What the next great Concept Artist will do at Motive:

You will work closely with our Art Director at Motive to create character, object and environment art from quick roughs through color comps toward final quality art and model sheets.  You will contribute to the developing art style and realizing the artistic vision for Motive’s games:

• Work closely with the Art Director and Production Artists to create a cast of highly believable characters and immersive game environments
• Create a wide variety of additional concepts including creature design, hard surface props, and vehicles
• Design original concepts that fit within the project style guide
• Translate high level ideas into production-ready art packets
• Maintain a high level of quality art, while providing a variety of ideas
• Provide in depth research, reference material, and develop conceptual ideas
• Ability to create iterative exploratory sketches to guide the design
• Create Hard surface design

Who you are:

• You have 8+ years of experience creating high quality concept art for console games or film
• Expert in perspective drawing
• Ability to communicate with other disciplines within the development team and takes creative direction from the Art Director.
• Expert in Photoshop and/or Painter, proficiency in 3d (Zbrush, Sketch-Up, Modo, or Maya)
• Strong painting skills in traditional and/or digital illustrations and strong use of color
• Versatility to work everything from environments to characters---any game genre.
• Demonstration of a concept’s evolution from rough ideation to a final line drawing or orthographic blueprint
• Ability to create a large volume of quality concept art within tight deadlines throughout the project’s development cycle
• Must be able to work within an established art style
• Ability to work under pressure while implementing changes based on feedback from multiple sources
• Knowledge of cinematic technique, language, and shot composition; matte painting proficiency is a plus

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, RRSP company match and, of course, many other perks! And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.

 More about our location: http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/montreal

Motive Studios has the Means and Opportunity. Come see what you can do!

 

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 40

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.