Kluge Interactive is an XR studio building the future of human connection through immersive and enhanced experiences. We are best known for Synth Riders, one of the most popular VR rhythm games.

We are working on several other VR titles and making VR games for some of the world's most influential VR, music, and technology companies.

Are you passionate about the game industry and have drawing skills? Do you have experience with world-building and visualizing abstract ideas? We're looking for a Concept Artists to join our remarkable team and help us deliver immersive experiences for an existing social VR platform. You'll be responsible for developing the initial visual concepts (characters, props, environments) from a script or creative brief. 

The Team

We're a passionate team of highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic people, diverse creative individuals worldwide with distinct cultures, backgrounds, and skill sets. We constantly strive for ultimate quality in our games, company culture, and values. Our studio's most precious asset is our people; our job is to give you the creative freedom, tools, and support to become the best version of yourself!

You will work closely with a cross-functional team that involves developers, game designers, sound designers, creative writers, and producers. 

Minimum Requirements

• Experience with concept art for games
• 2-3 years of experience in a concept artist role.
• Strong drawing skills, with a specialization in concept design for props and environmental assets
• Ability to draw in a variety of styles
• Knowledge of anatomy and zoology, costuming, physical settings, and history-related references 
• Solid awareness of facial expression, pose, posture, gesture, and movement
• Able to draw from written briefs
• High-level attention to detail
• Solid understanding of visual language - texture, color, dimension, scale, perspective, shade, composition, depth of field, proportion, spatial awareness, etc
• Good communication skills, ability to explain concepts and support artistic choices internally to the team and externally to clients
• English proficiency

Desired Requirements

• Experience in Virtual Reality and Social Gaming
• Experience in working with virtual worlds
• Experience or overall knowledge of 3D modeling

Responsibilities

• Liaising with the producer, art director, game developer, etc, regarding the brief for the project
• Researching concept subjects, styles & genres 
• Creating detailed key designs from a written brief
• Presenting a series of drafts of the concepts for approval
• Responding positively & proactively to feedback 
• Drawing up specification sheets, establishing dimensions & details for others to follow
• Working to a schedule

You'll be part of a broader cross-functional team, and while there, you will be working as part of our art team with other concept artists to help us flesh out new ideas for our games.

Benefits

• Salary based on experience (full-time contract).
• Fully remote work and much flexibility - you can work according to your style and schedule.
• Office equipment budget per year.

We are an independent studio passionate about making quality games and invested in paving the way for the future of XR. You'll work in a creative and positive working environment with a diverse team of highly experienced and enthusiastic people. Your voice will be valued within the team! A good idea can come from anyone. 

If you share these passions and believe you have the qualifications to do this job, even if not everything fits, please contact us!