Art & Animation Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and uphold cohesive, high-fidelity visual styles and artistic direction across all game assets and disciplines.

• Offer high-level creative guidance and leadership across teams including Environment, Tech Art, Outsourcing, VFX, Tech Animation, Animation, Lighting, Characters, UI/UX, and Concept Art.

• Collaborate with the Chief Creative Officer, Design Leads, and Engineering to align creative vision with gameplay and technical objectives.

• Oversee, mentor, and guide art leads and individual artists.

• Assess and enhance art production pipelines and workflows to boost efficiency, performance, and asset quality.

• Supervise external art outsourcing partners and asset leads to ensure visual consistency and high standards of visual fidelity.

• Set art benchmarks, visual target renders, and style guides for both internal and external development.

• Review and critique real-time lighting, shaders, environments, character models, animations, and visual effects within the engine.

• Engage in hiring, staffing plan evaluations, and resource allocation across Art and Animation departments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of professional experience in video game art production, with at least 5 years in Art Director roles.

• Multiple shipped titles on console and PC in the capacity of Art Director.

• Proven history of leading multidisciplinary teams of artists in areas such as characters, environments, lighting, animation, and VFX.

• Expert knowledge of 3D modeling, sculpting, texturing, animation, lighting, and real-time engine workflows.

• Proficient in ZBrush, Maya, 3ds Max, Substance Painter, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine.

• Demonstrated skill in creating and optimizing art pipelines for high-fidelity real-time rendering.

• Experience directing persistent world or live-service visual content and world building.

• Strong portfolio/ArtStation showcasing exceptional visual benchmark creation, character/environment design, and creative vision.

• Collaborative leadership experience in cross-functional team environments.

• Passionate about mentoring and nurturing artist talent.

• Resourceful and hands-on approach to solving artistic and technical pipeline challenges.

• Excellent communication skills to inspire artists and align multidisciplinary stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

• Creative and collaborative work environment.