Craft: King is looking for a Senior Visual Development Artist to join our New Games division. We are looking for someone with an ability to champion visual development, collaborating with Creative Directors, Art Directors, and Artists in developing exciting, outstanding, and memorable visuals for our games and IP.Key Responsibilities:Deliver concept art that helps set up visual benchmarks and supports teams in realizing our concepts in production content of our new games.Work closely with Art & Creative Directors to understand the creative vision, working with them to craft a visual style that supports the product's pillars and ambition.Work with the Senior Director of Visual Development and key collaborators to find opportunities to improve pipelines and art workflows, supporting the consistent delivery of art that aligns with the needs of Game Design, player experience, marketing, and IP Development.Support the ongoing development of Art Style Guides and relevant documentation that will align teams, support the onboarding of new team members, and prepare teams for any potential external development.Skills to Create Thrills:You will bring a versatility and a true passion as a visual problem solver to craft visuals within the technical parameters and creative vision of our games. You have strong communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work autonomously when needed.Experience in the field of Visual Development and environment design.Ability to build artwork in a wide range of styles and tones.Foundational understanding of drawing, perspective, painting, colour, and design principles.Ability to creatively lead small teams through the visual development and design process.Interest and skills for visual storytelling and world building.Curiosity about mentoring and training artists in the craft of visual development/concept art.Bonus Skills:Experience or basic understanding of 3D software packages.Abilities in the discipline of colour, digital painting, and lighting design.Ability or basic understanding of disciplines outside of environment design, like character and hard surface design.About King:King is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King's games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes:Making games is fun, especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.Making the World Playful:Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It's what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio, and exploring new territories in mid-core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players - and we're not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!Applications need to be in English.
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