Senior Art Director for Major Game Company
Nu Creatives / Formgivarjobb / Göteborg
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Nu Creatives client was founded over 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry-and the company-has expanded immensely, but they are still driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and distributing the world?s best games.
The Job
On behalf of our client, we are looking for a senior Art Director. You will be responsible for the overall look and visual quality of the game. Working closely with the Creative Director, Game Designers and Producers, together you will define the game?s visual look and lead the team to delivering a consistently stunning artistic vision. In early pre-production you will work with the creation of game art profile and communicate that vision to the team. As the Art Director you are responsible for this vision and will push for high quality through production with the Art Leads and Technical Artists. Collaboration with the Graphic Engineers to achieve world class graphics and Audio Director to creating the best possible game experience is required.
As leader of the art team you will inspire and motivate the team to deliver their best work. You must be able to run daily reviews and provide effective feedback to artists. The role also involves managing and mentoring lead artists and providing them with career growth opportunities.
Experience, Skills and Personality
We are looking for an Art Director with a broad range of experience from game development primarily in the art field. You have operated as an Art Director for at least one AAA game. You have a great knowledge in 2d and 3d art. Furthermore, you have a great knowledge of industry-standard software and trends. Experience from film may also be of benefit.
Because this is a leadership role, we are looking for a candidate who has experience leading a team and is good at giving and receiving feedback and constructive criticism. You should also have experience building an art team and delivering against time and technical constraints. You work proactively to identify and manage resources and outsourcing requirements.
You need to be very well organized, a great team player and have a positive ?can-do? attitude. Great communication skills are essential as you will be required to present to executives and work closely with the marketing team on branding and promotional materials.
The Art Director is part of the companies? leadership team and as such we are looking for candidates with excellent communication and leadership skills. You have good Production Design skills to direct the team to create plausible, believable environments. Furthermore, you have a deep understanding of game design and player feedback requirements for visuals. It is important that you possess excellent visual language skills to create a distinct look with the help of lighting, tone, atmosphere. You have a good understanding of the art lighting, shading and post-processing techniques. You like to work together and garner consensus with game designers, producers and engineers. You should also want to be in charge of the strategy graphic work rather than the operative graphic work.
Application
This position is permanent and applications will be selected continuously. Please send a portfolio, CV and Introduction letter in English to anna (at) nucreatives (dot) com. Mark it ADGBG.
Publiceringsdatum2012-08-17Arbetstider och omfattningTillsvidare
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ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2012-09-15
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FöretagNu Creatives
AdressNu Creatives
11632 STOCKHOLM
Jobbnummer 1316329
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