{"id":95055,"date":"2019-06-13T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/344730"},"modified":"2019-06-13T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:11:00","slug":"get-a-job-new-world-interactive-is-hiring-an-art-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/13\/get-a-job-new-world-interactive-is-hiring-an-art-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a job: New World Interactive is hiring an Art Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry!<\/p>\n<p>Here is just one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/jobs\/\">many, many positions<\/a>&nbsp;being advertised right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:&nbsp;Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct art developed both internally and by third parties.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with Tech Art, Design, Engineering and Art teams to make recommendations and decisions regarding overall art vision.<\/li>\n<li>Serve as an internal art critic, to achieve quality targets.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate hires and assigns talent for all art disciplines.<\/li>\n<li>Set artistic vision and provide feedback and direction to further that vision.<\/li>\n<li>Provide clear written and illustrated guidelines that communicate art vision to both internal and external teams.<\/li>\n<li>Create concept art to be used as a guide for world building and development of 3D game assets.<\/li>\n<li>Create thumbnails, mood explorations, and model sheets.<\/li>\n<li>Work with Development Team to make sure art priorities are effectively defined.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to bring visually compelling worlds and characters to life as well as creatively solve problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5+ years&#8217; experience in art production for interactive entertainment, including minimum of three product cycles as an artist.<\/li>\n<li>Broad knowledge across all art disciplines, including concept, character, animation, environment, VFX, UI, lighting, shading, and rendering.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with artists defining attractive vision for successful game titles.<\/li>\n<li>Thorough understanding of interactive entertainment methodology and the video game production pipeline.<\/li>\n<li>Extensive experience and knowledge of art processes and production pipelines.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent eye for graphical quality and knowledge of techniques used to achieve visual targets.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent decision making capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Effective written, verbal and interpersonal skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Previous experience managing or mentoring artists\/animators through at least one complete production cycle as an Art Director.<\/li>\n<li>Experience leading a team with emphasis collaborating with Senior and Executive level leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with outsourcing companies.<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate degree in art related subject or equivalent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Applications MUST include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<li>Cover Letter telling us why you are passionate about working at NWI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Type &amp; Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employee<\/li>\n<li>Onsite &#8211; Calgary, AB<\/li>\n<li>Preference given to Canadian citizens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/job\/art-director-calgary-alberta-33874\">Apply now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re just starting out, looking for something new, or just seeing what&#8217;s out there, the Gamasutra Job Board is the place where game developers move ahead in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Gamasutra&#8217;s Job Board is the most diverse, most active, and most established board of its kind in the video game industry, serving companies of all sizes, from indie to triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a new job?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/search\">Get started here<\/a>. Are you a recruiter looking for talent?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/employer.gamasutra.com\/employerx\/\">Post jobs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the&nbsp;many, many positions&nbsp;being advertised right now. Location:&nbsp;Calgary, Alberta, Canada Responsibilities: Direct art developed both internally and by third parties. 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