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We tell stories about the journeys our unconventional heroes take to make dreams come true. As a growth-minded studio, we pride ourselves on being one of the world's leading producers of high-quality, award-winning, animated films and series, reaching consumers around the globe. We push to feel more, laugh more, and build immersive new worlds.\nDreamWorks creates a diverse array of original content in a variety of formats, delivering compelling stories with unique characters. We place tremendous value on the experiences our talent brings to the table from their own non-traditional paths to success. We believe in frequent communication and that transparency and trust yield the best work. We are a community of artists, technologists, innovators, and creators, who are passionate about animation and also happen to love eating lunch together.\nIf you are part of the fandom and believe teamwork makes the dream work, join us in #livingthedream and #doingyourdreamwork!\n Responsibilities: “What would you say you do here?”\nCreate artwork that informs the early story and visual development process and well as the production process once the look of picture is defined.\n\nWork under the guidance of a Production Designer and Art Director to generate artwork related to characters, environments, backgrounds, costume and prop design.\n\nSupport the Story, Modeling, Surfacing, Matte Painting and Layout departments on design specifics required for establishing locations and cameras.\n\nEnsure all timelines are met.\n\nCommunicate progress of work to production staff.\n\n Basic Qualifications: “What do I need to have in order to do this job?”\nAbility to think and design from concept to finish independently.\n\nStrong understanding of design principles and color theory.\n\nCollaboration within a team of artists.\n\nSolid time-management skills.\n\nDesired Qualifications: “What can I offer?”\nProficiency in Photoshop, knowledge of Maya and/or ZBrush a plus.\n\nFully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-DreamWorks worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.\nSalary Range: $89,752 - $135,000\nAs part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.\nIf you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by emailing .\nFor LA County and City Residents Only: NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3599,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Media & Entertainment","Cinema"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T22:41:26Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":135000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nbc-universal-dreamworks-feature-visual-development-artist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nbc-universal-dreamworks-feature-visual-development-artist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T14:39:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}