CatFace is a YouTube entertainment company, home to a family of channels with over 20 million combined subscribers and an average of 300 million views per month. Our goal is to entertain our audience with fun, light-hearted narratives and entertaining content for both children and young adults. A vital component of our business is creating multiple unique stories every week in order to keep our audience engaged.

About the Job

The Lead Concept Artist will be working closely with the Art Director helping to make their artistic vision come to life. You will work in a collaborative environment with our game designers, artists, and engineers to explore and iterate on visual direction for gameplay. The ideal candidate will show a portfolio of stylized art that displays a high level of ability in character and environmental design.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work closely with the Art Director to define the visual language and ensure all concept art aligns with the overall vision
• Create concept art that drives the artistic goals and sets visual targets through all phases of game development from pre-production to product release
• Create key art and style guides for characters, environments, vehicles and other aesthetic elements of the game
• Support the 3D and development teams with paintovers and support sketches throughout production as required
• Provide redlines and paint overs for more junior artists and outside teams.
• Work alongside your broader art team to contribute visual ideas and rapid iteration brainstorming in early feature development to more clearly communicate game design ideas to stakeholders and licensors
• You will work efficiently to organize, prioritize and complete tasks within a schedule at high quality

What We're Looking For

• Experience with Roblox / Minecraft development practices a must
• Experienced working with new IP Experience in After Effects or similar
• Knowledge of general 3D and game art production techniques
• Enjoy animation and games with personality.
• A passion for games

What's In It For You

• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision health benefits
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible time off
• Lunch, snacks and drinks provided in the office.
• Pets in the office once a month
• Onsite fitness center
• Relocation assistance for those coming from outside Austin.