Lead Concept Artist - Offenburg, Deutschland - Black Forest Games GmbH

Black Forest Games GmbH

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Offenburg, Deutschland

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Company Name
Black Forest Games GmbH
Salary
Competitive
Location
Offenburg, Germany
Country
Germany
Industry sector
Art
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
20/01/202 Experience Level
Mid-Senior Level
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid
No

Black Forest Games is part of the fastest-growing publisher in Europe, Embracer Group, and the biggest studio of THQ Nordic Vienna.

Our last release was the highly successful remake of 'Destroy All Humans'.

Here in the south of Germany, directly at the French border, we combine the creative freedom and culture of an independent studio with the financial security of a big publisher.

Lead Concept Artist (f/m/d)

We are currently looking for a Lead Concept Artist to lead our internal concept art team and manage concept outsourcing with external studios.

You will be working on high-quality projects developed with Unreal Engine.

**Responsibilities: - Manage your team by having 1-t-1, conducting annual reviews and mentoring team members

Prioritize and organize the team's daytoday tasks to ensure progress and ontime delivery
Work on different visual styles from Realistic to stylized
Providing constructive Art feedback and coaching your team
Communicate with Art Direction and HR about teamrelated topics (training, career opportunities, etc.).
Create 2D concept art under requirements with high efficiency, including characters, backgrounds, buildings, props, and scenes
Assist Art Director and Designers to establish the game world in the vision of the game concept
Research and propose concept references
Manage outsourcing teams and plan their work
Communicate with other teams to anticipate, manage and resolve dependencies

Requirements:

Shipped 1 or more games as a lead concept artist/outsourcing manager
5+ years experience at a game studio working as a senior concept artist
Team management experience and ability to guide and motivate your team
Handson experience with project development pipelines
Ability to work on different visual styles from realistic to stylized

Pluses:

Modelling/mapping/texturing skills.
Experience with 3D modeling tools (for quick 3D blockouts and handovers)
Experience with openworld games.
Having a problemsolver mindset
Ability to prioritize
Storyboarding experience.

Assessment

CV, personal references
Work samples (optional if programming related. Only submit code that you wrote and own)
A short call to identify an appropriate test task where you can shine
Test task (about 48 hours, can be spread over two/three days). Send us your certification, and we can cut down on this.
Online video interview
Onsite interview (if possible, otherwise second online)

Examples of previous work done are appreciated.

What else do we offer?

Flexible working hours
30 days of holiday
Competitive

salary

Green office, fresh fruits, free coffee, drinks and lunch several times a week
Additional free health insurance
Pension plan
Mental Health Support
Free Accident Insurance
Fitness area in the studio
Stability of a strong publisher paired with the creative freedom of an independent studio

And the chance to work with a great team in an open culture where your opinion and input are always welcome and considered, beyond your dedicated task.

Why join Black Forest Games?

We are a team with a long history of looking for long-term companions - we are hiring for the studio, not for the project.

This is an important part of our company philosophy. Talent is always welcome, no matter where you are from. We offer a family-friendly work-life balance and a lot of flexibility. Here you can work on IPs known worldwide and help shape them.

As a bonus, Black Forest Games is located in one of the most beautiful and wealthiest areas in South Germany, located close to Strasbourg, Karlsruhe, and Basel.

Getting here is easy because of the excellent traffic conditions, 3 airports about 30 minutes away, and the Autobahn & ICE station right around the corner.

All of this in a region where kids still play in nature and ride to school by bike.

Love everything about us but you don't want to live in Germany? No problem, lots of our developers are living across the border in Strasbourg, France and get here easily by train or car.

Strasbourg is one of the biggest cities in France with citizens.