Concept Artist (Character & World Design)

Overview

SCXR is a narrative-driven fashion and media project that combines storytelling, cinematic content, and fashion design within a fictional universe. Our work blends character-driven storytelling, visual worldbuilding, and product design into a single creative ecosystem.

We are currently developing our story world, characters, and visual identity, and we are looking for a Concept Artist to help establish the visual style of the SCXR universe. This role will involve character design, outfit design, environment design, and visual development based on existing story and lore.

We are looking for someone who is not only technically skilled, but highly creative and able to contribute original ideas, visual direction, and worldbuilding concepts.

This role is ideal for someone interested in concept art, character design, animation, film, games, fashion, or visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

• Design characters based on story, personality, and lore
• Create outfit and costume designs for characters
• Develop environment and world concept art
• Help establish and refine the overall art style and visual direction
• Create mood boards, style references, and visual development work
• Produce concept sheets, character turnarounds, and visual exploration sketches
• Collaborate with the creative team on story, character, and worldbuilding development
• Contribute original creative ideas for characters, environments, and visual storytelling
• Help develop visual guidelines and style consistency across the project

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience in concept art, character design, or visual development
• Experience through school projects, personal projects, or industry work
• Strong digital illustration skills (Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator, etc.)
• Strong creativity and ability to generate original design ideas
• Ability to work from written story, lore, and character descriptions
• Strong understanding of shape language, silhouettes, and visual storytelling
• Portfolio demonstrating concept art or character design required
• Interest in film, animation, anime, games, fashion, or worldbuilding

Eligibility / Role Details

• Students, freelancers, and emerging artists are welcome to apply
• Toronto-based or Remote
• Contract / Part-time / Internship (Flexible depending on candidate)
• Portfolio required
• Compensation based on experience and scope of work

How to Apply

Please apply with:

• Portfolio
• Resume

Send applications to [email protected]