Sr Concept Artist/Illustrator

About the Role & Team

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations around the world. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust.

The Senior Concept Artist & Illustrator for Disney Live Entertainment at the Walt Disney World Resort collaborates on live entertainment concepts with the art of visual storytelling via Illustration, fine art, and graphic design. This dynamic art studio team has helped create some of the most spectacular visual storytelling for some of the world's greatest Characters and the amazing worlds they live in. 

This is a full-time salaried role that will report to the Manager-Art Studio.  

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate superior visual storytelling skills using a wide variety of visual methods - quick sketch, storyboards, mood boards, environments, character sketches, full illustration, and fine art digital painting
• Work collaboratively with internal partners such as Art Directors, Show Directors, Walt Disney Imagineering partners, Marketing partners, etc.                
• Work independently on assigned projects with minimal supervision                
• Support design efforts for non-entertainment partners from various lines of business across the company
• Establish, build, and maintain open relationships based on trust and partnering with key clients and supporting departments                
• Provide input on the labor required to complete a project                  
• Work on all levels of projects from intimate to spectacular in scale 
• Assist in tasking incoming projects, determining which artists are available and best suited 
• Mentor others on the team, setting the standard for professionalism and artistic achievement 

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ years of work in a design, fine arts, or animation field            
• Superior hand drawing & sketching abilities  
• Excellent command of a variety of art styles, from line art to full illustration 
• Superior knowledge of Disney characters, ensuring that all character artwork is on-model and brand-appropriate
• Experience working with other artists in a mentorship capacity
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) 
• Outstanding ability to stay current with industry trends
• Willingness to work flexible hours - nights, weekends, holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• Sculpting experience using 2D and 3D design tools  
• Experience in animation and character design 

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, visual arts, graphic arts, or the equivalent

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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