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Get a job: Gameloft is hiring an Art Director
The folks at Gameloft are looking to hire an experienced artist to serve in a director role alongside the mobile game development teams at the company's Seattle, WA offices.
July 10, 2015
2 Min Read
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Art Director, Gameloft
Location: Seattle, WA
Our Seattle development studio is looking for the right Art Director to create top-quality assets and mentor other artists for exciting new mobile game titles!
The right candidate will have a notable background in AAA PC/Console, social, and/or mobile games in a variety of genres and styles.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Seattle Studio Manager, our Art Director will:
Lead, mentor, supervise, and inspire the art team to push the bar for visual quality
Define and drive art direction of the games in all stages
Establish style and vision of the games including character, environment, logo, and user interface look and feel.
Ensure top quality throughout the entire production process
Maintain effective communication with supervisors, team artists, and other departments within the company
Ensure all project targets are met or exceeded
Implement proper training programs and career path initiatives for junior Artists to achieve high quality and productivity standards.
Interview and recruit future art team members and report detailed hiring needs to recruiting
Qualifications:
5+ years of professional game art experience at top levels of visual quality
Exceptional 2D, concept, and production design skills clearly demonstrated in portfolio
Strong 3D background in hard surface and organic modeling, texturing, animation, FX, and post-production for games
Experience teaching and mentoring junior and mid-level artists
Thorough and organized, able to work with ambitious planning to see a project through
Knowledge of the technical pipeline and all the process needed to make a fantastic game
Entrepreneurial spirit and passion to build up the games, teams, and studio a must
Professional knowledge of the mobile games market and their demographics a big plus
Experience working with outsourcers is another plus
Positive attitude and skilled leadership ability
Passion for video games!
Chosen qualified candidates will be asked to complete an art assessment.
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