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News - Get a job: New World Interactive is hiring an Art Director

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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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/">many, many positions</a>&nbsp;being advertised right now.</p>
<p><strong>Location:&nbsp;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 &amp; Location:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Employee</li>
<li>Onsite – Calgary, AB</li>
<li>Preference given to Canadian citizens</li>
</ul>
<p>Interested?&nbsp;<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>
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