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News - Get a job: New World Interactive is hiring an Art Director - xSicKxBot - 06-16-2019 Get a job: New World Interactive is hiring an Art Director <div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/get-a-job-new-world-interactive-is-hiring-an-art-director.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry!</p> <p>Here is just one of the <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/">many, many positions</a> being advertised right now.</p> <p><strong>Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada</strong></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Direct art developed both internally and by third parties.</li> <li>Collaborate with Tech Art, Design, Engineering and Art teams to make recommendations and decisions regarding overall art vision.</li> <li>Serve as an internal art critic, to achieve quality targets.</li> <li>Evaluate hires and assigns talent for all art disciplines.</li> <li>Set artistic vision and provide feedback and direction to further that vision.</li> <li>Provide clear written and illustrated guidelines that communicate art vision to both internal and external teams.</li> <li>Create concept art to be used as a guide for world building and development of 3D game assets.</li> <li>Create thumbnails, mood explorations, and model sheets.</li> <li>Work with Development Team to make sure art priorities are effectively defined.</li> <li>Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to bring visually compelling worlds and characters to life as well as creatively solve problems.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years’ experience in art production for interactive entertainment, including minimum of three product cycles as an artist.</li> <li>Broad knowledge across all art disciplines, including concept, character, animation, environment, VFX, UI, lighting, shading, and rendering.</li> <li>Experience working with artists defining attractive vision for successful game titles.</li> <li>Thorough understanding of interactive entertainment methodology and the video game production pipeline.</li> <li>Extensive experience and knowledge of art processes and production pipelines.</li> <li>Excellent eye for graphical quality and knowledge of techniques used to achieve visual targets.</li> <li>Ability to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment.</li> <li>Excellent decision making capabilities.</li> <li>Effective written, verbal and interpersonal skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Previous experience managing or mentoring artists/animators through at least one complete production cycle as an Art Director.</li> <li>Experience leading a team with emphasis collaborating with Senior and Executive level leadership.</li> <li>Experience working with outsourcing companies.</li> <li>Undergraduate degree in art related subject or equivalent.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Applications MUST include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Resume</li> <li>Cover Letter telling us why you are passionate about working at NWI.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Type & Location:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Employee</li> <li>Onsite – Calgary, AB</li> <li>Preference given to Canadian citizens</li> </ul> <p>Interested? <a href="http://jobs.gamasutra.com/job/art-director-calgary-alberta-33874">Apply now</a>.</p> <p>Whether you’re just starting out, looking for something new, or just seeing what’s out there, the Gamasutra Job Board is the place where game developers move ahead in their careers.</p> <p>Gamasutra’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> <p>Looking for a new job? <a href="http://jobs.gamasutra.com/search">Get started here</a>. Are you a recruiter looking for talent? <a href="http://employer.gamasutra.com/employerx/">Post jobs here</a>.</p> </div> |