Concept Artist

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Secret Location Full time

**Who are we?**

Secret Location is a growing company with a vision to create unforgettable experiences that take you to unexpected places through large-scale technology-driven immersive entertainment experiences that cater to all demographics. As a business, our goal is to produce, license and distribute immersive attractions to venues around the world As humans, our mission is to allow people to cross the threshold from reality into fantasy, through the magic of cutting-edge immersive technologies, and engage in an experience that feels otherworldly. Curious to learn more? Let's talk

**Why are we hiring for this role?**

We are creating an immersive, projection-mapped, musical experience of the beloved story, Wizard of Oz. The audience will follow Dorothy and Toto as they are swept away to a fantastical realm, experiencing five rich lands of Oz come alive with song and dance. We are looking for a Concept Artist, focused on Characters, to jump on board and work closely with our Creative Director to help us bring this vision to visuals.

**What will you accomplish?**
- Create various 2D concepts for character and creature 3D models
- Collaborate with the design and development teams to understand and interpret character requirements, taking into consideration their roles, personalities, and storytelling needs
- Ensure that all delivered assets are on-style based on the direction from the Creative Director
- Ensure that all delivered assets meet technical requirements set by the development team
- Make adjustments based on feedback from the Creative Director
- Work with Production on planning and scope to meet deadlines in a timely fashion

**What do we need from you?**
- A portfolio demonstrating your proficiency in character art
- Experience creating 2D concepts for stylized 3D characters
- Experience designing both human and fantastical characters
- Experience in creating moodboards to emulate stylistic references in character’s design
- Experience in creating 2D character turnarounds for stylized 3D characters
- Strong intuition for distinctive silhouettes, shapes, proportions, and anatomy
- Able to work from a character brief to visually convey personality and other characteristics
- Excitement and passion for bringing fun and imaginative characters to life

**What will give you an edge?**
- Experience with virtual experiences, video games, or related media is highly desirable
- 3D experience to help mockup characters in 3D as well as 2D
- Game engine experience
- We are aiming to give our characters a more painterly style (think Spiderverse or Arcane); texture painting experience to help pull this style from concept into production art would be an asset

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months

**Salary**: $40.00-$50.00 per hour

Application question(s):

- Are you located in Ontario?
- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5A 3C4

Application deadline: 2023-07-17
Expected start date: 2023-07-31


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