Senior Concept artist

About Apella Games

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Cyprus, Apella Games is a humble, yet hungry assembly of passionate video game industry veterans.

Our mission is simple: create impactful, kick-ass F2P games across PC and Consoles.

We’re all about cross-generational, cross-platform fun, and combining accessibility with a depth of mechanics that can be discovered and mastered. We keep it gameplay-first, yet understand the importance of building captivating worlds to dive into, and characters to embody.

We’re looking for talented individuals that make things happen - passionate go-getters ready to help us deliver these experiences to the players, and have fun while doing so.

Fully embracing work-from-home, we’re currently hiring across key positions within both the Publishing and Development Team.

Join us!

The Senior Concept Artist is responsible for creating original and imaginative concept art for characters, environments and other game assets. A successful candidate is expected to present a clear and comprehensive process of research and exploration that supports their final art, and have a strong understanding of efficient ideation techniques. The ability to work both independently and in cooperation with Leads and other Artists to complete assignments and a demonstration of strong artistic interpretation skills is also required.

Requirements:

• Outstanding portfolio that demonstrates a strong artistic style and design sensibility
• Strong use of research and reference material that supports idea generation and problem solving
• Excellent drawing skills in both traditional and digital formats, experience in Photoshop, Painter, etc.
• Excellent understanding of human and animal anatomy, form, proportion and scale, and the ability to bend those rules in a creative and stylistic way
• Superior eye for light, value, color and composition
• Excellent communication skills and ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Familiarity with and passion for games

Additional Skills :

• Strong understanding of general 3d and game art production techniques
• Some basic Maya experience (or comparable 3d software)

Please send samples of your work with your application.

Ready At Dawn is currently looking for all levels of Concept Artists.