Principal Concept Artist
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Job Summary
Level Up Your Career with Zynga!
At Zynga we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive our games have been downloaded over 6 billion timesconnecting players in 175 countries through fun strategy and a little friendly competition.
From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles mind-bending puzzles and social word challenges our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille Words With Friends Zynga Poker Game of Thrones Slots Casino Wizard of Oz Slots Hit it Rich! Slots Wonka Slots Top Eleven Toon Blast Empires & Puzzles Merge Dragons! CSR Racing Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells Match Factory and Color Block Jamplus many more!
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California our teams span North America Europe and Asia working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether youre spinning strategizing matching or competing Zynga is where fun meets innovationand where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
- Create high-quality concept art (UI characters environments) and final in-game artwork.
- Translate product requirements and player needs into clear visually intuitive designs.
- Collaborate with Design and UX to ensure clarity readability and strong player flow.
- Build UI art and scalable UI kits with a systems-oriented approach.
- Provide feedback to third-party art vendors and ensure quality.
- Analyze top-performing games and apply relevant visual and UX insights.
- Design using strong principles of layout color typography and visual hierarchy.
- Produce quick sketches storyboards and mockups to communicate ideas.
- Integrate assets into the game engine and collaborate with Engineering and Production.
- Support project planning through estimation prioritization and identifying dependencies.
- Mentor and guide junior artists with feedback best practices and creative direction.
- Contribute to a positive collaborative team culture.
- 8 yearsas a concept artist and UI artist (portfolio required).
- Strong visual design skills: composition color readability and style adaptation.
- Solid understanding of UX and how visuals support product and gameplay goals.
- Ability to quickly visualize ideas and iterate in early concept phases.
- Strong organization documentation and asset-tracking skills.
- Experience integrating art into game engines.
- Ability to identify issues early and propose practical visual solutions.
- Managing a team.
- BFA or equivalent; proficient in Adobe Suite.
What we offer you:
Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits visit theZynga Benefits
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts cultures and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability objective qualifications and work ethic not an individuals race creed color religion sex or gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin or ancestry alienage or citizenship status physical or mental disability pregnancy age genetic information veteran status marital status status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses reproductive health decision or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- 3ds Max
- Computer Graphics
- Perforce
- Zbrush
- Unreal Engine
- Maya
- Painting
- Teaching
- Adobe Photoshop
- Digital Art
- Music Therapy
- Unity
About Company
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