Art Director

Posted Date 03 Jul 2024

Experience	7 Years	Salary	120060USD - 221110USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Tencent
Job Category	Art Directors	Qualification	BS Visual⠀Communications
Gender	Both	Last Date	01 Oct
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	California , United States

Job Description

As an Art⠀Director⠀at⠀LightSpeed⠀Studios,⠀you will⠀oversee⠀the visual⠀development⠀of a new⠀and⠀exciting⠀game IP.⠀Your role⠀involves⠀working⠀closely⠀with the⠀Creative⠀Director⠀and core⠀leadership⠀team in⠀defining⠀and⠀maintaining⠀the⠀artistic⠀vision,⠀ensuring⠀it aligns⠀with the⠀game's⠀overall⠀creative⠀direction⠀and⠀resonates⠀with a⠀global⠀audience.⠀This role⠀requires⠀spearheading⠀a global⠀art team,⠀particularly⠀focusing⠀on⠀collaboration⠀with⠀development⠀units in⠀China,⠀Singapore,⠀and other⠀countries.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and⠀execute⠀the⠀artistic⠀vision and⠀style of⠀the game,⠀ensuring a⠀cohesive⠀and⠀immersive⠀visual⠀experience.
Collaborate⠀with the⠀Creative⠀Director⠀and⠀Narrative⠀Director⠀to ensure⠀art⠀complements⠀and⠀enhances⠀the⠀game’s⠀narrative⠀and⠀gameplay.
Build⠀and lead a⠀creative⠀core art⠀team.⠀Also,⠀mentor and⠀inspire⠀the⠀broader⠀team,⠀promoting⠀an⠀environment⠀that⠀values⠀creativity,⠀professional⠀growth,⠀and⠀diversity.
Balance⠀aesthetic⠀goals with⠀technical⠀constraints⠀in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀technical⠀teams.
Supervise⠀the⠀production⠀of all⠀game art⠀assets,⠀including⠀character⠀designs,⠀environments,⠀UI, props,⠀and visual⠀effects.
Maintain⠀clear⠀communication⠀with the⠀development⠀team and⠀stakeholders,⠀ensuring⠀alignment⠀of⠀artistic⠀and⠀project⠀goals.

Requirements:

A degree⠀in an⠀art-related⠀domain or⠀equivalent⠀professional⠀experience.
Minimum⠀of 7+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in game⠀art or⠀related⠀fields,⠀with a⠀demonstrated⠀history of⠀leading⠀art⠀teams.
In-depth⠀knowledge⠀and⠀experience⠀in⠀creating⠀art for⠀open-world⠀RPGs or⠀similar⠀genres.
A⠀strong⠀portfolio⠀demonstrating⠀artistic⠀talent and⠀a keen eye⠀for visual⠀storytelling.
Exceptional⠀leadership,⠀communication,⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Open-minded⠀and⠀receptive⠀to⠀different⠀cultures⠀and⠀ideas.
Experience⠀working⠀with and⠀leading⠀teams from⠀various⠀countries⠀around the⠀world,⠀demonstrating⠀cultural⠀sensitivity⠀and⠀adaptability.
A⠀strong⠀appreciation⠀for⠀diverse⠀perspectives⠀and the⠀ability to⠀integrate⠀these into⠀the⠀creative⠀process.
Experience⠀with⠀Unreal⠀Engine.