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We’re looking for an Expert Concept Artist to join our Brand Creative team and help define and communicate the artistic vision for high-profile marketing content across CD PROJEKT RED’s IPs.

In this role, you’ll combine hands-on concept creation with artistic leadership, developing original concepts and pre-visualization that set the visual direction for trailers, cinematics, key art, and marketing campaigns. Working closely with creative leadership and teams across Brand, Franchise, and Game Development, you’ll translate ideas into compelling visual storytelling, guide concept development from early exploration through production, and help maintain a consistent artistic vision across projects.

As an Expert, you’ll also use your experience to support and mentor other artists, share knowledge, and contribute to raising the quality of concept art and visual development across the team.

Daily Responsibilities

• Develop concept sketches, illustrations, digital paintings, mood paintings, keyframes, storyboards, paint-overs, and pre-visualization assets based on scripts and creative briefs.
• Design characters, environments, props, creatures, and cinematic scenes, translating written concepts into strong visual storytelling.
• Define and communicate visual direction for trailers, animated shorts, key art, and other marketing content.
• Collaborate with Brand, Franchise, Game Development teams, writers, storyboard artists, and other creative partners to develop and align concepts.
• Adapt existing game assets and visual language into concepts tailored to marketing and promotional content.
• Provide expert guidance throughout concept development, reviewing and refining artistic direction based on feedback and production needs.
• Present and communicate creative concepts to both artistic and non-artistic stakeholders, helping align visual direction across teams.
• Collaborate with external studios, agencies, artists, and production partners to ensure alignment with the intended artistic vision.
• Mentor other concept artists, share knowledge and best practices, and contribute to the development of the concept art discipline.

• 7+ years of professional experience in concept art, visual development, or pre-visualization within the games, film, television, or animation industries, including experience delivering high-profile commercial or entertainment productions.
• Expert-level skills in concept art, digital painting, illustration, composition, anatomy, perspective, architecture, shape language, color theory, and visual storytelling.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and experience with industry-standard 3D tools such as Blender, Maya, or ZBrush.
• Strong understanding of game development and cinematic production pipelines.
• Ability to explore and iterate on visual concepts quickly, incorporating feedback while maintaining a clear artistic direction.
• Experience providing artistic leadership, mentoring artists, or leading concept development within game, film, or animation projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present and explain complex visual ideas, manage feedback, and influence creative decisions across different disciplines and levels of seniority.
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, including experience collaborating with external creative and production partners.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of The Witcher and Cyberpunk universes is highly desirable.

Working Mode

• Office-First — Working primarily from the Warsaw for a minimum of 10 days per month.
• Remote-First — Working remotely from any location +/- 3 hours away from Warsaw.

Relocation Support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.

Health & Well-Being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual screenings for cancer prevention covered by the company.
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being initiatives.
• Sports card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.
• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.
• RED Summer Camp for Kids — a fun summer program for children aged 5–12, majoritively paid by the company.

Perks & Professional Growth

• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Trainings, lectures, and courses — workshops and trainings for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
• Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​canteens.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has  electric car charging points, green zones, and much more. Read all about it on our Beyond the Game Blog.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

Estimated pay range for this position: 18 900 - 26 000 PLN gross monthly. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications. This role may be eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period).

Contract type in Poland: Employment contract (umowa o pracę).

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