Concept Artist

(Junior, Mid, Senior, or Principal)

Permanent, UK Based, Remote

We're developing a playful, physics-based game, and are looking for a Concept Artist to join the team.

We are considering applications from all levels of experience, provided that you have demonstrable skills in this field - whether you have professional experience in the games industry, or if you have a portfolio from university or personal projects.


What you’ll be doing:

  • Creating inspiring and imaginative concept art, which is also readable and practical to guide and support level design and environment art.

  • Bringing the game to life through environmental storytelling.

  • Helping to define the art direction and vision for the game.

  • Transforming high-level creative direction into inspiring but functional concepts.

  • Proposing ideas and solutions for interesting level compositions and vistas.

  • Exploring a wide range of ideas and thematic directions, with the ability to propose multiple solutions, which are still cohesive within the overall style.

  • Collaborating closely with both Design and Art to problem solve through creativity, and ensure cohesive theming of the levels.

  • Providing feedback to design and art to help elevate the game aesthetics.

  • Ensuring that the concepts proposed meet design requirements.

  • Proactively contributing ideas and feedback to help us develop a great player experience.

  • Playtesting the game, providing constructive feedback and problem solving.

You have:

  • Strong environment concept art skills.

  • A vivid imagination full of ideas, creative spark and logical thinking.

  • The ability to transform ideas into pictures for the team to understand.

  • A love of thinking-up and drawing fantastical places and environments.

  • A drive to create intriguing and expressive games. 

  • A determination to push the quality and drive forward the game vision.

  • A love of characterful games and IPs, which convey strong themes and personality. 

  • Ideally similar experience on a shipped PC or Console game, (but we are open to personal projects).

  • The ability to work independently in concept art whilst contributing to, and participating in, the wider team.

  • Strong problem solving skills.

  • A positive attitude to receiving feedback and running with it.

  • Preferably some character art skills.

If you think you’re Pretty Cool, please apply to jobs@prettycoolgames.co.uk sharing with us:

  • Your current or most recent position.

  • Any relevant games you’ve worked on, and specifically what you developed in those games.

  • Your portfolio, which must demonstrate environment concept art, (we value reference sketches for 3D artists / designers, over vision pieces).

  • When you’d be available to start.

  • That you’re UK based, with the right to work in the UK.