Art Director

Art Director Responsibilities:

• Creates, develops and maintains an innovative artistic vision for the game 
• Oversees the visual development of the game to completion
• Communicates the visual design and development of the project to all stakeholders 
• Creates and maintains art documents including: Art Design, Art Specifications, Style Guides, Art Asset documents and others
• Coordinates and manages the activities of the art team to ensure timely completion and delivery of tasks
• Review of competitive products from an artistic perspective
• Exhibits leadership, motivation and direction to ensure timely delivery of high quality art assets
• Mentors, motivates and supports each artist to produce the highest quality work
• Conducts annual reviews of direct reports  
• Develops strategies for the professional development of all art team members

Qualifications:

• Must have shipped at least one major title as an Art Director or two or more major titles as a Lead Artist in the video game industry or in the feature film or television industry
• Expert knowledge in all aspects of art production including lighting, 2D & 3D, concept design, related software packages, etc..
• Knowledge and appreciation of a wide variety of game genres
• Leadership and management skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with all project members, senior management and external stakeholders  
• Demonstrable experience managing large art teams and schedules
• Self motivated, positive problem solving, multi tasking skills