Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
We are looking for a talented Concept Artist to join our growing creative and technical team in Abu Dhabi, working on a major theme park development associated with one of the world’s most recognized entertainment IPs.
The immediate focus will be on concept and detailed design for a major animatronics package, developing existing creative briefs into clear, compelling visual concepts for animated figures, creatures, props, foliage and themed effects.
This is an opportunity to take designs beyond artwork into real physical experiences through engineering, modeling, fabrication, animation, and installation.
The Role
You will work closely with the Creative Director and a growing team of designers and technical specialists, helping develop the visual appearance, character and performance of the project’s animatronic and themed assets.
Your work will range from early sketches and exploratory studies through to fully rendered presentation artwork. You will help establish form, proportion, pose, expression, materials, color, texture, finish and movement, while considering how each asset is experienced by the guest and integrated into its surrounding environment.
Typical outputs may include concept sketches, mood boards, character and creature studies, material and color studies, pose and movement studies, guest-view illustrations, presentation renders, storyboards and 2D animatics.
A key part of the role is thinking beyond a static image. Many assets will move and perform, so an understanding of motion, timing, articulation, and character performance is important.
What We Are Looking For
You should have strong concept art, drawing, and rendering skills, with excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
You should be comfortable taking an idea from rough exploration through to polished artwork, interpreting established creative briefs and visual references, and developing concepts through multiple review iterations.
We are also looking for:
Experience in themed entertainment, animatronics, character or creature design, film, animation, games, scenic design, props or immersive experiences would be highly desirable.
Experience working with established entertainment IP and formal creative approval processes would also be valuable.
3D experience using tools such as Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Unreal Engine or similar is desirable, but not essential.
Why Join Us?
Anuvan is a United States–headquartered company with operations across the US, Egypt, and the UAE, serving a wide range of industrial markets. You will be joining a growing UAE-based team working on ambitious entertainment and immersive projects.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to a major international theme park project and to see the concepts you create develop into real, physical, moving experiences
