[Hiring] Senior Manager, Lead Concept Artist @The Walt Disney Company

Role Description

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.

We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned transformative concept artist looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

We are looking for a uniquely talented Sr. Manager, Lead Concept Artist to join us on a daring and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb art and management skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity!

The Sr. Manager, Lead Concept Artist will report to the Art Director. This is a Full-Time role.

What You Will Do

• Lead, manage and grow an internal team of highly talented concept artists.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and other disciplines to create engaging, inspiring and appealing character, environment, gameplay concepts and illustrations based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, Marvel, 20th Century and Star Wars.
• Engage with art directors and other internal and external partners to create visual consistency and quality across the entire experience.
• Balance time, iteration and detail, working from thumbnails and sketches to finished illustrations and images.
• Help create visual guides, storyboards, production callouts, color scripts and other reference materials.
• Champion, document and evangelize best practices for concept and illustration creation, iteration, organization and archiving.
• Work closely with production and other discipline leads to coordinate and maintain team and project schedules.
• Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, providing visual inspiration to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7 years of PC and console game development experience, including holding a position of Concept Artist and/or Lead for at least 3 years.
• Proven ability to build and manage teams, assess performance, provide leadership and creatively solve problems.
• Ability to successfully articulate and provide timely, actionable visual feedback to a diverse team of artists.
• Strong creative vision, an excellent eye for artistic quality and solid knowledge of current game development techniques used to achieve specific visual targets.
• Deep understanding of human and creature anatomy, as well as character and costume design.
• Strong environmental design ability, including lighting, composition, staging, and architecture.
• Adaptable, able to work in a diverse range of styles, from realistic to highly stylized.
• Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative.
• Value building and being part of an inclusive and positive team culture.

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in Art and/or Design or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits

• Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide.
• Learn more about our benefits and perks at Disney Careers Benefits .