Concept Artist

Specialising in AAA PC and console games development, Red Kite has a proven track record in the creation of cutting-edge games across varying genres. Having set up home in the beautiful Grade-II listed Park Row House in Leeds city centre, Red Kite continues to develop top-quality games for multiple world-class publishing partners such as Sony, Microsoft, Activision, 2K, SEGA, Warner Bros., Epic, 505, Rare, Rocksteady, Codemasters, Sharkmob, Mediatonic and Remedy. Several titles include Exoborne, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Hogwarts Legacy, Fall Guys, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Control Ultimate Edition, Two Point Hospital, Knockout City, Battletoads, Crackdown 3, Payday 2, Team Sonic Racing, DiRT 4 and God of War III: Remastered. It is a very exciting time to join Red Kite; not only are we working on multiple high-profile games, we are also developing our own IP. Here is what we can tell you about, we are:

• Partnered with Sharkmob on the upcoming tactical open world extraction shooter, Exoborne
• Continuing to support Warner Bros. on multiple titles
• Working on a high-profile AAA 1st person shooter in UE5
• Developing Red Kites first original game

One of the most interesting aspects to working at Red Kite is the diversity of projects present within the studio and we constantly find ourselves pushing the boundaries when it comes to the gameplay that we are creating and the technologies that we are engineering. In your new role you will:

• Be involved in the creation of concept art in all forms, through sketch ideas through to finished pieces
• Be directly involved in idea generation and visual problem solving
• Work on concepts for Environments, Characters, Props, Vehicles Storyboards and even Game Design Features
• Be involved in rapid idea generation and multiple iterations with Art and Creative Directors and even external clients
• Be familiar with, and contribute to, documentation such as Style Guides, Art Bibles and Presentations
• Create and understand storyboards as well as visual design flow
• Work with designers to create solutions to creative gameplay features

Please note that the role summary is non-exhaustive and may require the postholder to complete other responsibilities as required by business priorities. To be successful you will have:

• Experience in a Concept Artist position with a proven record of multiple art styles and game types
• Be able to rapidly learn and pivot to a new art style
• Excellent practical knowledge of packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator and others where appropriate
• Excellent digital and traditional art skills
• An understanding of how things work to help to inform your concept designs
• The ability to work with Artists and Designers and to understand how the two disciplines interact and overlap each other
• Skill to communicate effectively within a multi discipline project environment and explain thinking behind decisions
• The ability to take direction, feedback and constructive criticism
• High levels of professionalism and can function well within a multi-disciplined development team
• A drive for self-motivation
• Excellent time management skills to meet deadlines and milestones
• Capability to work unsupervised with external clients when necessary
• Passion to be an advocate for the art department, the studio and beyond
• An excellent portfolio of work demonstrating your range and skills

Experience in any of these areas will be advantageous but not essential:

• Working knowledge or higher of a major 3D packages (Max/Maya/Blender)
• An interest and understanding of Product Design and its principles

The above nice to have skills are areas of knowledge that whilst not a requirement, we would love to hear about in your application if you feel you have relevant experience Red Kite is located in central Leeds, a major UK city connected to London by rapid rail links and the M1 motorway - plus the rest of the world via Leeds Bradford airport. Its home to some of the best restaurants, bars and museums in the North of England, and is within easy reach of spectacular countryside (the Yorkshire Moors and Bronte Country), historical York and the Yorkshire East coast (you should definitely check out Whitby and Runswick Bay). We offer a superb flexible benefits package - which includes but is not limited to:

• Flexitime - Including work from home on Fridays and early finish Fridays
• Industry leading 35 hours per week
• Defined Annual Bonus scheme
• Generous holiday allowance - Including your birthday, Duvet Days and Christmas Eve
• 5 x Learning & Development Days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme - Including health, mental health and wellbeing support
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption pay
• Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover and Dental Insurance
• Relocation Support and Visa Sponsorship

Nurturing Red Kites studio culture is at the heart of everything we do, which has been recognised by the following awards:

• GI.biz - Best Places to Work
• Best Companies - A World Class, 3 Star place to work
• TIGA STAR Award for excellence

Red Kite is a social studio - the team regularly gather for socials, game nights, film nights, to play sports and much more - making this a great place to build a career whilst making friends...and let us not forget Red Kites legendary Summer BBQ and our epic Christmas party! Red Kites studio is relaxed and friendly. Every team member has the opportunity to shine and we pride ourselves on providing a positive social atmosphere, facilitated by shared interest groups, wide-ranging clubs and charity fundraising events. Red Kite are proud supporters of the gaming charity SpecialEffect. Red Kite works closely with our employee diversity group, PRISM, which exists to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, equality and wellbeing across the studio. We continue to work to improve diversity in our recruitment and promotion processes, and actively encourage people from marginalised groups to consider a career in the games industry. Come join the team, build a rewarding career, and help to make great games with a lovely bunch of talented people!

Information :

• Company : Sumo Digital Ltd
• Position : Concept Artist
• Location : Leeds
• Country : GB