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Account Executive Concept Arts is seeking an Account Executive to own and grow a portfolio of entertainment clients, with primary responsibility for Key Art and a meaningful contribution to Social ...

Position Concept Arts as a long‑term social partner who helps brands build relevance, consistency, and growth, beyond day-to-day social platform posting, push for AOR and multi‑phase engagements ...

Account Executive Concept Arts is seeking an Account Executive to own and grow a portfolio of entertainment clients, with primary responsibility for Key Art and a meaningful contribution to Social ...

Position Concept Arts as a long-term social partner who helps brands build relevance, consistency, and growth, beyond day to day social platform posting, push for AOR and multi-phase engagements ...

Position Concept Arts as a long-term social partner who helps brands build relevance, consistency, and growth, beyond day to day social platform posting, push for AOR and multi-phase engagements ...

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire. What You'll Do Epic Games is seeking a ...

Senior Environment Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment ... Taking basic game designs and concept art, utilizing Unreal Engine, and bringing new points of ...

Senior Technical Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire. What You'll Do Epic is looking for a ...

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How much do concept artist jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for concept artist in the United States is $132,826.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $127,000.00 and $146,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How do concept artists typically collaborate with other departments during a game or film project?

Concept artists work closely with art directors, 3D modelers, animators, and sometimes writers to ensure their visual ideas align with the creative vision and technical requirements of a project. Regular feedback sessions and team meetings are common, allowing concept artists to refine their designs based on input from other departments. This collaborative approach helps translate early sketches into detailed references that guide the production pipeline, ensuring consistency and feasibility throughout the project.

What is a concept artist?

As a concept artist, your job duties are to take clients’ ideas and create visualizations of their thoughts that serve as a springboard for the design phase of projects. Concept art could be a storyboard or a collection of rough drawings and sketches, depending on the client and the nature of their project. You can work in many industries as a concept artist, including film and digital entertainment, the video game industry, architecture and building, and even interior design. You can find concept artist jobs at design studios or work as a contractor for companies that need your services.

What is the difference between Concept Artist vs Character Designer?

AspectConcept ArtistCharacter Designer
CredentialsPortfolio, artistic skills, possibly a degree in art or designPortfolio, strong drawing skills, often a background in character design or illustration
Work EnvironmentFilm, video games, animation, entertainment industryVideo games, animation, comics, entertainment industry
Employer & Industry UsageStudios, production companies, game developersGame studios, animation houses, comic publishers

While both roles involve creating visual concepts, a Concept Artist develops broad visual ideas and environments for projects, whereas a Character Designer focuses specifically on designing characters' appearances and personalities. Both roles require strong artistic skills and often overlap, but their primary focus and deliverables differ within the creative process.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a concept artist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Concept Artist, you need strong drawing skills, a solid grasp of color theory, composition, and anatomy, often complemented by a degree in art or design. Proficiency in digital illustration tools like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, or Procreate is essential, along with familiarity with 3D modeling software like Blender or ZBrush. Creativity, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate effectively with other team members are standout soft skills in this role. These abilities are crucial for transforming ideas into compelling visuals that guide the look and feel of games, films, or products.
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Infographic showing various Concept Artist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $132,826 per year, or $63.9 per hour.

Senior Art Outsourcing Manager, Weapon Concept - VALORANT, Skins

Riot Games

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 21 days ago


Job description

As a Riot Art Outsource Manager, you will help connect product teams to the right external partners while improving art outsource infrastructure and practices. You will build meaningful and trusting external relationships through clear two-way communication and planning. Your approach will ensure sustainable production without compromising quality. A perfect blend between a veteran production artist and logistics expert, you will strive to make the outsourcing experience truly world-class and engaging for all parties involved.

As a Senior Art Outsourcing Manager for VALORANT, you will harness your art background to provide feedback and direction to vendors in order to assure art assets meet VALORANT quality and style benchmarks.  You will build meaningful and trusting external relationships through clear two-way communication and planning. Your approach will ensure sustainable production without compromising quality.  A perfect blend between a veteran production artist and logistics expert, you will strive to make the outsourcing experience truly world-class and engaging for all parties involved. You will play a key part in managing the work and relationship with multiple art vendors. You will use both your extraordinary interpersonal and relationship skills to cultivate positive working relationships with our vendors. 

Responsibilities:

Vendor Relationship and Artistic Feedback - We have multiple domestic and international vendors. We want to foster positive relationships between Riot and the external teams we work with. You'll communicate Riot's vision and feedback to those vendors and serve as the voice for those teams. 

  • Workflow - You will establish and maintain workflows with external partners to support the scaling of content production; ensuring clear communication, efficient asset turnaround and timely feedback. 
  • Art Support - You will leverage your art expertise to guide external partners through demonstration, documentation and feedback, artistically interpreting artifacts to ensure alignment with Valorant's creative vision and quality standards.  
  • Partner Development - You will meet regularly with external partners to set clear expectations, providing support that drives ongoing vendor growth; articulating not just the "what" but also the "why".  
  • Asset Management - Ensure art assets are clean, organized and defined correctly for easy access, properly integrated into the game or saved in their appropriate format and location. 
  • Problem Solving - You will remove roadblocks, keep track of recurring issues and develop systemic solutions. 
  • Internal pipelines - Learn the different internal team quality bars, processes and adapt outsourcing best practices for smooth integration. 
Required Qualifications:
  • 6+ years of professional experience creating stylized 2D artwork for video games.
  • 6+ years of professional experience handling several art vendors concurrently, or professional experience working with multiple internal and external partners.
  • Portfolio demonstrating high quality 2D weapon concepts (guns & knives)
  • Professional experience creating, giving feedback on, and integrating art in a production environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate conversations with internal teams including production, artists and stakeholders.  
  • Professional experience working on asset management and maintaining asset pipelines.
  • Proficiency in Photoshop.  
Desired Qualifications:
  • Proficiency with Maya, Blender, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine.
  • Experience shipping a AAA title as a concept artist, specializing in weapon design.
  • Experience working in one or more related disciplines - 3D modeling and texturing, animation, technical art, visual effects.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we're better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

It's our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 


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About Riot Games

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Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill with the intent to change the way video games are made and supported for players. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to worldwide acclaim. The game has since gone on to become the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. Players are the foundation of our community and it's for them we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Los Angeles, CA, US

Year founded

2006

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