Art Director

Our client, a well established video game studio in Montreal, is currently looking for an Art Director. This person will be responsible for defining, communicating and maintaining the artistic vision of a game.

Salary :

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with the Creative Director to define a strong artistic vision that will strengthen and enhance the creative direction, story and design of the game;
• Works with studio directors, managers and producers, to ensure the best visual and artistic quality possible ;
• Create art for the game itself, from concept to marketing;
• Support, inspire and coach artists and colleagues, providing clear, thoughtful direction and feedback on their work;
• Help recruit and welcome artists into the gaming teams;
• Support the various user test groups with tools that will allow us to understand better the public’s reactions to our products;
• Ensure that visual quality is understood by external partners (web team, marketing and outsourcing).

Desired skills :

• Experience of 5 years + as artistic director in video games industry;
• Positive leader with the ability to articulate ideas and inspire the team;
• College or university degree in 2D/3D art or equivalent;
• Excellent knowledge and ability to communicate in both written and spoken English;
• Wide range of knowledge on art, visual communication and design principles;
• Excellent practical artistic skills: From previewing, conceptualization, color correction, to polishing;
• Highly developed creative mind to develop new innovative concepts and create new worlds;
• Good sense of responsibility, constraints and production schedules;
• Ability to clearly share one’s own artistic vision and to work as a team member;
• Ability to think synthetically and analytically;
• Experience on a mobile project (strong asset).