Artworks Europe Art Director
EA Digital Illusions CE AB / Grafiska jobb / Göteborg
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hela Sverige Founded in 2011 by gaming industry veterans, Ghost Games is a new EA studio focusing on making a new generation of games on the Frostbite engine. At Ghost Games, we are committed to delivering great games that connect gamers. We have an open and constructive communication and we respect individuals. We aim for the highest quality in everything we do, and that colors our everyday workspace and way of working. The studio is located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. To be a part of our talented team you need to be passionate about games and committed to being the best in the world at what you do. Apply now and join our talented team.
The Challenge Ahead:
Artworks Europe is seeking an exceptionally creative, highly motivated individual, with tremendous communication skills to take on the role of Art Director for our centralized art teams in Gothenburg, Sweden, & Guildford, UK. The Artworks AD is responsible for working with the Game Team AD to ensure a consistent vision and level of quality for the entire game. They must be able to understand and communicate the core vision of the game to both the internal and external art teams, despite language and cultural barriers, and be able to independently guide the team to create AAA quality artwork across multiple locations. They will partner with the Artworks Development Director and Technical Director to complete the Artworks leadership core. The Artworks AD is responsible for mentoring and growing the internal art team, inspiring the team and exposing the team to new tools and techniques to keep them engaged and excited about the project.
Required art direction skills
Experience providing art direction for AAA titles ? must have a solid understanding of art and development practices, and have shipped multiple titles in the art director role.
Proven ability to direct and critique an art team, ensuring their work is at a high level of quality and matches the game style and vision. Must be able to run daily reviews and provide effective feedback to artists.
Excellent visual language and storytelling skills. Must be able to use them to create tone, atmosphere and ambiance, as well as ?sell? events in a scene.
Good functional world knowledge and observations skills ? able to help the teams create plausible, believable environments for (mostly) modern and futuristic settings.
Experience directing all art aspects of a project ? Characters, environments, animation, VFX, concept, etc.
Able to confidently discuss any art topics in English.
Additional preferred skills
Ability to mentor artist and art leads, helping them develop the ?soft skills? of leading teams, managing partner relationships and insuring alignment.
Ability to help develop the artist community, sharing skills, knowledge and experience.
Experience working with distributed teams.
Required general skills
5+ years games industry experience (or similar entertainment industry work)
Wide-ranging knowledge of the games industry, genres, and markets.
Extensive experience with 3D art, authoring packages and best practices.
Solid communication and problem solving abilities. Confident creating workflows and processes to guide and organize art teams. Ability to effectively direct and delegate to leads.
Proven experience in effectively engaging external partners, and understanding the core vision of a game. Must be able to actively drive conversations to ensure that vision is communicated.
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Publiceringsdatum2016-05-19ErsättningFast månads- vecko- eller timlön
FöretagEA DIGITAL ILLUSIONS CE AB
AdressEA DIGITAL ILLUSIONS CE AB
Kvarnbergsgatan 2
41105 Göteborg
KontorsadressKvarnbergsgatan 2
Göteborg
Övriga kontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 031-3335000
Jobbnummer 2855228
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