Expert Concept Artist

CD PROJEKT RED creates revolutionary, story-driven RPGs. The company actively shares behind-the-scenes insights and stories through their YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog.

• 7+ years of professional experience in concept art, visual development, or pre-visualization within games, film, television, or animation.
• Expert-level skills in concept art, digital painting, illustration, composition, anatomy, perspective, architecture, shape language, color theory, and visual storytelling.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and experience with 3D tools such as Blender, Maya, or ZBrush.
• Strong understanding of game development and cinematic production pipelines.
• Ability to quickly explore and iterate on visual concepts, incorporating feedback while maintaining artistic direction.
• Experience providing artistic leadership, mentoring artists, or leading concept development in game, film, or animation projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and seniority levels.
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills including collaboration with external creative and production partners.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of The Witcher and Cyberpunk universes is highly desirable.

• Develop concept sketches, illustrations, digital paintings, mood paintings, keyframes, storyboards, paint-overs, and pre-visualization assets based on scripts and creative briefs.
• Design characters, environments, props, creatures, and cinematic scenes, translating written concepts into strong visual storytelling.
• Define and communicate visual direction for trailers, animated shorts, key art, and marketing content.
• Collaborate with Brand, Franchise, Game Development teams, writers, storyboard artists, and creative partners to develop and align concepts.
• Adapt existing game assets and visual language into concepts tailored to marketing and promotional content.
• Provide expert guidance throughout concept development, reviewing and refining artistic direction based on feedback and production needs.
• Present and communicate creative concepts to artistic and non-artistic stakeholders.
• Collaborate with external studios, agencies, artists, and production partners to ensure alignment with artistic vision.
• Mentor other concept artists, share knowledge and best practices, and contribute to the development of the concept art discipline.