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Lead Concept Artist (Stylized Games | Art Direction) Europe
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 6+ years
Job description
Lead Concept Artist role at Beffio, leading concept art development for game characters, environments and props while mentoring artists and shaping visual direction. It is a hands-on leadership position working with Art Directors and multidisciplinary production teams.
At a glance
- Employment
- Employee or contractor
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Lead concept art development across characters, environments, props, and other game content
- Translate creative briefs, narrative ideas, and gameplay requirements into compelling visual concepts
- Establish clear visual language, shape design, composition, color palettes, and artistic consistency
- Create key art explorations, sketches, paintovers, and production-ready concept designs
- Develop visual references and artistic benchmarks to guide 2D and 3D production
- Actively contribute to concept production while supporting and mentoring other artists
- Provide high-quality paintovers, design explorations, and actionable artistic feedback
- Review concept work and identify opportunities to improve appeal, readability, originality, and design quality
- Guide artists through visual exploration, iteration, and production challenges
- Help establish art guidelines, workflows, and quality standards across the concept team
- Collaborate with Art Directors, Game Designers, Character Artists, Environment Artists, and Technical Artists
- Ensure concept designs consider production feasibility, gameplay readability, and technical requirements
- Maintain consistency between early visual exploration and final in-game presentation
- Communicate artistic decisions clearly and proactively across distributed teams
- Take ownership of concept quality and contribute solutions to creative challenges
What we're looking for
- 6+ years of professional experience in concept art for game development
- Proven experience as a Lead Concept Artist, Senior Concept Artist with leadership responsibilities, or equivalent
- Experience contributing to commercially released game productions
- Exceptional portfolio demonstrating outstanding artistic fundamentals, design thinking, and visual storytelling
- Strong understanding of composition, color, lighting, perspective, anatomy, and shape language
- Ability to establish and maintain a cohesive artistic style across different content types
- Excellent hands-on painting, sketching, and visual exploration skills
- Experience mentoring artists and providing clear, actionable feedback
- Ability to translate abstract ideas into production-ready designs
- Strong communication skills and experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- Strong background in stylized game art and visual development
- Experience creating characters with distinctive personalities and emotional appeal
- Experience with simplified, pixel-inspired, or highly stylized aesthetics
- Understanding of Unity3D or Unreal Engine production pipelines
- Experience with Blender or other 3D tools for concept exploration
- Experience supporting Art Directors on large, multidisciplinary productions
- Previous experience in cross-studio co-development
Your team
concept art team
Creative team working with Art Directors and artists to shape artistic direction and visual benchmarks
Benefits
- Meaningful influence over the artistic direction and visual identity of game projects
- Opportunity to lead and develop a talented concept art team
- A hands-on creative role with high artistic ownership
- Collaboration with experienced artists and international creative leadership
- Remote-friendly working environment
- Competitive compensation and flexible contract options
- Long-term collaboration and opportunities for professional growth
- Annual Beffio team retreats and a supportive studio culture
How to get hired
- 1Send us your portfolio and a short introduction
Apply
About Beffio
Key facts
- Annual Beffio team retreats
- Remote-friendly working environment
- International creative leadership