Concept Artist - Stellaris

Are you an inventive artist, skilled in a variety of techniques and experience developing inspiring concepts to a high standard?
Paradox is looking for a Concept Artist to join our Concept Art Team. You will be working with the Art Director and Lead Artist to develop and define the art style, texture and richness of our titles across a wide variety of themes and settings.
Responsibilities
Work with the Art Director & Lead Artist to develop the look and feel of our games through thoroughly researched, richly detailed and extensively iterated concept art.
Craft additional required art for our games, such as model sheets, small or full-screen illustrations and marketing materials.
Contribute to the style guides, creative briefs and art quality benchmarks for outsourcing and the team.
Depending on seniority you will also be expected to Review and feedback on work produced by external artists.
Collaborate closely with the Art Producers to breakdown tasks.

Requirements
3+ years experience creating concept art to a high standard - from scratch - with a focus on vehicle design but also including characters, clothing and environments.
Solid understanding of 2D art fundamentals: Anatomy, Composition, Lighting, Material Expression, Color Use, etc and skilled in Photoshop,
Strong creative process to translate gameplay requirements into visual designs: information gathering, research, thumbnailing, detailing, and iterations.
Articulate in contextualizing decisions, communicating ideas and giving and receiving feedback in English
Vision and restraint to create concepts with tangible value over technical intricacy
Ability to create, adapt, and iterate, within a variety of artistic styles

It would be great if you had a passion for the strategy game genre and a strong interest for anything sci-fi. Additional skills like familiarity with ZBrush, Maya & Sketchup, Keyshot, Octane or 3D Coat would be a bonus but not essential.
This is a great opportunity to be part of the world's leading developer for Grand Strategy games!
As part of the recruitment process, you may be asked to perform a test


If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.