Company: Creative Assembly

About the Role:Creative Assembly is seeking a Senior Concept Artist to help define and communicate the visual vision of our game worlds. Working closely with the Art Director, Lead Concept Artist, and other internal disciplines, you will contribute to the design of environments, props, and characters while supporting production and team goals aligned with the game’s direction. Key Responsibilities: Create high-quality concept art consistent with the art and creative direction. Provide visual problem-solving and creative solutions under guidance from Creative Leads. Collaborate closely with design, environment, and character art teams. Contribute to the visual development of new locations, environment elements, and characters. Communicate ideas effectively across multiple disciplines using strong visual, verbal, and written skills. Requirements: Essential: Strong portfolio demonstrating concept art and visual design skills from sketches to final pieces. Proven experience in environmental design, setting, and prop creation. Comfortable exploring and brainstorming across multiple disciplines. Experience in the game or film industry. Proficiency with Photoshop or similar digital software. Ability to understand and communicate creative direction while considering technical/gameplay constraints. Self-management, planning, and time estimation skills to meet project goals. Deep understanding of visual design processes and production pipelines in game development. Desirable: Familiarity with supporting 3D software. Knowledge of Unreal Engine. Application Requirement: Applications must include a portfolio/showreel or a link to one. Applications without this will not be considered. Work Model: Most roles are hybrid (typically 3 days a week in the studio); flexibility will be discussed during interviews. Creative Assembly may adjust requirements based on business needs. About Creative Assembly:Creative Assembly creates deep, detailed games that entertain millions worldwide. Our teams are empowered to make meaningful contributions, supported by skills development and growth opportunities. Studio Benefits: Flexible working and temporary “Work from Anywhere” opportunities (restrictions apply). VISA and relocation packages for you and your family. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, generous holiday allowance, and no-notice holidays. Private medical, dental, life, permanent health, and critical illness insurance. Career development, training, and opportunities to attend or speak at global events. In-studio wellbeing program and community activities. Season ticket loans, cycle-to-work scheme, free bike servicing, and discounted car valet. Disabled-accessible studios. Diversity & Inclusion:We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Recruitment Agencies:Creative Assembly and SEGA Europe do not accept unsolicited agency submissions. Fees or costs will not be paid without a formal agreement.

Principal Animator – Total War | Creative AssemblyLocation: Horsham, UK / Sofia, Bulgaria | Hybrid About the Role:Creative Assembly is seeking a Principal Animator to join our award-winning Total War series. You will lead the creation of high-quality animations, define style benchmarks, and mentor the animation team while collaborating across disciplines to ensure animations enhance gameplay and support technical standards. Key Responsibilities: Animation Vision: Define and set benchmarks for animation style and quality with internal and external stakeholders. Animation Expertise: Create top-notch keyframe and/or motion capture animations for human and creature characters. Collaboration: Work with programmers, designers, and other teams to develop systems that support gameplay mechanics. Pipeline & Tools: Improve animation workflows, tools, and pipelines to optimize efficiency and quality. Outsourcing Management: Oversee outsourced animation work, maintain artistic consistency, provide feedback, and coordinate with production to meet milestones. Mentorship: Provide creative and technical guidance to inspire growth and excellence in the internal animation team. Required Skills & Experience: Thorough knowledge of animation pipelines. Strong hand-key animation skills for both human and creatures. Experience with motion capture. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills. In-depth understanding of game development workflows and mechanics. Desirable: Passion for Total War or strategy games. Application Requirement: Submit a showreel link with your application (links to online drives will not be accepted). About Creative Assembly:Creative Assembly creates deep, detailed games that entertain millions worldwide. Our teams are empowered to contribute meaningfully to projects, supported by skills development and growth opportunities. Work Model:Most roles are hybrid (typically 3 days/week onsite); flexibility will be discussed during interviews. CA may adjust requirements based on business needs. Benefits: Temporary “Work from Anywhere” opportunities (restrictions apply). Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity/paternity leave, flexible hours, and no-notice holidays. Relocation package for you and dependents. Private medical, dental, life, permanent health, and critical illness insurance. Full studio closure over Christmas/New Year plus bank holidays. Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion Network. Season ticket loans, cycle-to-work scheme, free bike servicing, and car valet discounts. Wellbeing support, virtual confidential counselling, and community activities. Disabled-accessible studios. Diversity & Inclusion:We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Recruitment Agencies:Creative Assembly and SEGA Europe do not accept unsolicited agency candidate submissions. Fees or costs will not be paid without a formal agreement.

Creative Assembly working on the sequel to Alien: Isolation 👽 – and we’re looking for a talented Senior Environment Artist to help craft stunning, immersive worlds in UE5. ✨ Your Role🎨 Create high-quality, performant environments aligned with art direction🏗️ Build modular hard-surface architectural assets🤝 Collaborate with level designers to bring environments to life⚡ Anticipate issues & provide creative technical solutions🗂️ Maintain an organised library of assets 🎯 What We’re Looking For✅ Strong experience in modular environment creation✅ Excellent modelling & asset creation skills (Blender, Substance Designer, etc.)✅ Great eye for visual quality & detail✅ Experience collaborating across teams in a professional environment💡 Bonus: weighted normals, sci-fi environment passion, deep UE5 knowledge 💎 Why Join Us?🏖️ Extra holiday allowance + studio closure at Christmas💰 Annual bonus + career growth & training opportunities👨‍👩‍👧 Health, dental & family insurance🍎 Free breakfast, snacks & wellbeing support (yes, massages too!)🎉 Studio parties, events & a creative, collaborative culture🎮 Free games, merch & access to our games library 👉 Portfolio/Showreel required with application. Apply now to help us shape the future of sci-fi environments!

Join the award-winning Creative Assembly studio behind Alien: Isolation 👽 and help shape the sequel in UE5! We’re looking for a Lead Technical Animator to bridge art, animation, and technology — ensuring seamless, high-quality character and animation systems that bring immersive gameplay to life. ✨ What you’ll do🔧 Build & manage animation pipelines (from DCC to engine)🎨 Develop rigs, tools & workflows for characters & animations🤝 Collaborate with animators, artists, engineers & mocap teams⚡ Solve technical challenges and elevate animation quality🔍 Research emerging tech to keep us at the cutting edge 🎯 What we’re looking for✅ Proven experience on AAA titles in a similar role✅ Strong rigging skills & DCC expertise (Maya, MoBu)✅ Excellent Python coding & pipeline knowledge✅ Deep understanding of animation systems (locomotion, deformation, physics)💡 Bonus: Unreal Engine, C++, Blender, complex face rigs, mocap pipelines 💎 What we offer🏖️ Extra holiday + studio closure over Christmas🎉 Annual studio bonus & career development programs🍏 Free breakfast, snacks & office perks (yes, massages too!)👨‍👩‍👧 Support for you & your family: medical, dental & wellbeing programs🎮 Free games, merch & epic studio parties 👉 Apply now and be part of crafting unforgettable experiences for millions of players worldwide!