Job Description
The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is a community-based non-profit arts organization dedicated to producing and preserving murals and public artworks in Los Angeles neighborhoods.
We are seeking a Digital Artist adept at using digital tools for drawing, painting, and composition to provide hands-on support for SPARC's works of public art.
The Digital Artist will work under another Digital Artist and the Artistic Director in-house in our Digital/Mural Lab, a unique research and artistic production facility that uses state-of-the-art computer technology to facilitate the production of public artworks.
* Develop, modify, add detail to, and clean up Great Wall artists' pencil and/or ink sketches using Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq tablet
* Develop transitions between Great Wall artists' sketches to create one long, continuous mural
* Find historically- and artistically-appropriate reference imagery for your own use, for other artists' uses, and for the use of the Artistic Director
* Provide artistic support to research team as needed, and research support to artist team as needed
* Participate in Great Wall design team meetings and facilitate as needed
* Facilitate Artistic Director's digital workflow and troubleshoot problems
Key Responsibilities:
* Help research and conceptualize new commissions that come to SPARC and Judy Baca
* Assist Artistic Director with digital drawing and painting of commissions
* General digital artist duties that may come up, including but not limited to: image editing and color correction, vector illustration, print layout design
* Help with large-format printing as needed
* Help with mural preparation and installation as needed
* Help maintain Digital Mural Lab
Requirements:
* Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator
* Corel Painter, SketchUp (preferred)
Skills and Experience:
* Excellent illustration and storytelling skills with an eye for perspective, color, value, lighting, mood, and composition
* Good sense of form, shape, silhouette, scale, and texture
* Ability to drive a sketch to photorealistic illustration
* Fluency in line drawing, contour shading, and building value through cross-hatching
* Strong use of research and reference material in support of idea generation and problem solving
* Up-to-date knowledge of photo editing and digital drawing and painting tools
* Very good communication skills and teamwork oriented attitude
* Experience with large scale works or murals is a plus
* Experience with arts and/or social justice organizations is a plus
Application Requirements:
Please submit a resume and cover letter to include an attachment or link to your portfolio or website with current work that speaks to your ability to use the skills and perform the duties listed above.