Overview

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead Concept Artist to join our studio in Warsaw to work on Project Orion, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise. This candidate will bring their years of expertise, leadership, creative talent and passion for games to lead a small team of artists creating world class characters, environments and hard surface designs for the upcoming game. This position requires working in our Warsaw Studio. Hybrid working mode available.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team: guide, motivate, mentor and provide feedback to team members; push for quality, consistency, and meeting the artistic needs of the project.
• Provide daily direction, feedback, ideas, sketches and mentorship; cultivate the team culture in line with the company’s values and goals.
• Create briefs, set clear design goals and deliverables; focus the concept team on achieving high-quality work that inspires the rest of the team.
• Work closely with the Art Director to define and maintain artistic consistency and direction for the game.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the game universe and established vision.
• Create clear documentation for creative alignment and communicate concepts and ideas to others.
• Create benchmark character, environment and hard surface designs with strong worldbuilding ideas; demonstrate storytelling through core artistic principles such as composition, lighting, colour and anatomy.
• Proactively problem-solve, gather feedback and improve workflows and pipelines to ensure team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Participate in creative discussions, brainstorming sessions and cross-team reviews to strengthen collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience as a concept artist, with involvement in at least one AAA title.
• Proven leadership experience with a track record of mentoring and developing talent.
• In-depth knowledge of the Cyberpunk genre and RPGs; passion for art and design.
• Excellent visual and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly demonstrate ideas and concepts to others.
• Strong mentorship skills: provide feedback, share knowledge, and help set the bar for quality.
• Exceptional artistic skills with a portfolio showing realism and sci-fi concept art, mood paintings, 3D designs, blockouts, paintovers, key-frames, and fast ideation sketches such as storyboards.
• Solid background in traditional art (industrial design, landscape painting or illustration) with core foundational skills in form, lighting, color and composition.
• Excellent knowledge of both 2D and 3D design software.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills; willingness to work collaboratively with other teams online across time zones.

Additional Information

• Relocation support: relocation package including flight ticket, company apartment for the first month, helping with pet relocation and shipping belongings.
• Relocation assistance: legalization processing, finding residence, tax settlements.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees and their spouses/partners.
• Paid Leave: 20–26 days of holiday per year, paid sick leave, paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Perks & Professional Growth: flexible working hours (start between 8:00 and 10:00), trainings and courses, access to wellness and cultural benefits, and various employee programs.
• Health & Well-being: private medical healthcare with dental care options for dependents, health checks and mental health support, Multisport card.
• Dog-friendly office and regular social events; diverse, international working environment.

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