Naughty Dog is Hiring!!! Concept Artist Wanted

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter franchise and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. We’re a relatively small team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment – we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any of our team members. We’re a tightly knit group and you can frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office, spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware and software. Of course, you just can’t beat our location. Naughty Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica, California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us year-round.

ART DEPARTMENT

CONCEPT ARTIST
Responsibilities:
• Demonstrate a broad range of excellent drawing abilities.
• Demonstrate complete mastery of game development software tools needed for concept creation.
• Collaborates effectively with art leads during review sessions which results in the finest artistic look possible.
• Meets project deadlines / milestones, as set by project leads
• Consistently exercises sound judgment in all areas of expertise.
Requirements and skills:
• A demo portfolio demonstrating excellent drawing skills
• Work must clearly demonstrate exceptional ability in the areas of artistic, stylistic and versatility.
• BFA or equivalent game development experience strongly preferred.
• Fine art skills, drawing and painting, lighting and color.
• 2 years of professional experience working as a concept artist or texturer in computer gaming or a related field
• Proficiency working in Photoshop
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be receptive to art direction and perform well within a team setting
• Must be responsive to schedules and work well under pressure

Please include a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online Preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an accompanying resume.

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Cell Phone: 310-292-8385
Email: candace_walker@naughtydog.com