Principal Visual Development Artist - Temp

Job Description :

Blizzard is seeking a Principal Visual Development (Visdev) Artist to join its visual development team. The Principal Visdev Artist will play a crucial role in establishing the overall look of cinematic concepts for asset development, design, and illustration for an unannounced title, as well as other various projects as required.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. However, we understand each persons circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements.

This role is a 6-month temporary position.

What You Bring to the Table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities :

Work with Supervisors, Art Directors, Cinematic Directors, and, as required, Game Team counterparts

Interpret briefs / descriptions by concepting environments, props, and other various assets through traditional and 3D, and generative AI tools, as needed.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of extensive film / tv and / or industry experience

Proven experience creating digital art in a professional environment

Experience in graphic design, fine arts, and 2D / 3D modeling

Experience collaborating with producers and directors to create visuals that meet the specific requirements of the project

Knowledge & Skills

Strong foundational skills including anatomy, color theory, composition, etc.

Familiar with the distinctive visual style of Blizzard's IPs

Incorporate 3D problem-solving into your concept design process, including working with others models to modify, render, and composite them to communicate the best solutions

Create high-quality concept art for characters and environments, ranging from loose exploration sketches to fully rendered designs

Strong understanding of figure sculpting and color blending

Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Z Brush

Able to understand and address requests for revisions; also, able to anticipate requests and work in a proactive manner under minimal supervision

Key Attributes

Exercise discernment in interactions with teammates and stakeholders and are trusted to represent the team with artistic and professional excellence

Self-motivated, strong interpersonal skills, with a professional and collaborative attitude, working with a diverse range of personalities

A passion for Blizzard games and a willingness to work with others to create outstanding art

Extra Points

3D software experience, such as Blender, Maya, or 3D Studio Max

Significant experience in the Visual Development processes for animation, VFX, or gaming

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ : MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industrys most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including :

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.