Senior Environment Concept Artist

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Environment Concept Artist who excels at designing stylized worlds with strong atmosphere, mood, and visual storytelling for our AA and AAA game projects.

In this role, you will:

• Design environments that communicate story, emotion, and identity through shape, color, and composition
• Build cohesive stylized worlds that feel intentional, immersive, and memorable
• Work closely with Art Directors to translate narrative and gameplay needs into clear visual environments

This is a senior, hands-on role within a fully remote and collaborative studio environment.

Responsibilities

Stylized Environment Design

• Design stylized environments that establish mood, atmosphere, and visual identity
• Create key locations, landmarks, and environment themes that support narrative and gameplay
• Use shape language and stylization to simplify complexity while enhancing readability

World-Building & Visual Storytelling

• Translate narrative context and world lore into visual environment concepts
• Design spaces that suggest history, function, and emotion through visual cues
• Create environments that guide the player through composition, scale, and focal points

Composition, Color & Atmosphere

• Use composition, lighting, and color to define mood and emotional tone
• Explore variations to refine environment identity and visual clarity
• Establish consistent visual language across environments within a project

Production-Ready Environment Concepts

• Deliver clear, readable environment concepts suitable for 3D production
• Communicate materials, scale, and structural logic effectively
• Support environment artists with visual guidance and clarification when needed

Collaboration & Iteration

• Work closely with Art Directors, Leads, and Producers
• Iterate on concepts based on feedback, gameplay requirements, and production constraints
• Communicate design intent clearly within a remote, agile workflow

Requirements

Experience

• 6+ years of professional experience as an Environment Concept Artist
• Experience working on stylized AA or AAA game projects

Portfolio

• Strong portfolio focused on stylized environment concept art
• Clear examples of mood, atmosphere, composition, and world-building
• Work demonstrating narrative-driven environment design

Design Skills

• Excellent understanding of shape language, scale, and spatial design
• Strong sense of color, lighting, and atmospheric storytelling
• Ability to balance artistic expression with functional game spaces

Software & Workflow

• Proficiency in industry-standard 2D concept art tools
• Basic 3D skills for blockouts or layout exploration are a strong plus

Communication & Remote Work

• Fluent English
• Comfortable working fully remote using Slack, Jira, and Notion

Bonus Skills

• Ability to concept environments directly in 3D
• Experience defining or co-defining stylized environment art direction
• Strong interest in world-building and narrative-driven environments

What We Offer

• Stylized AA and AAA game projects with strong artistic identity
• Fully remote work with core collaboration hours between 10:00 and 15:00 CET
• Stable full-time role with flexible contract options
• High creative influence over environment design
• Collaborative, experienced, and design-driven studio culture
• Competitive compensation and paid vacation
• Annual team retreats

Ready to Build Stylized Worlds with Atmosphere and Story?

Send us your portfolio and a short introduction. We would love to see environments that feel alive, intentional, and immersive.