Game Art Director
Summary:
Studio Ellipsis is seeking a hands-on senior Art Director with a flair for distinctive, stylized visual universes and a talent for world-building. As we embark on our ambitious Cross-Platform project, we envision an art style that transcends the confines of the gaming world. If you possess the artistic prowess to create iconic visuals and want to help forge a vibrant visual universe, come help us make waves across multiple media landscapes!
Responsibilities:
- Define a vibrant, stylized art direction and help shape an original universe.
- Collaborate intensively with the Creative Director, a tight-knit, senior team, and the creative Executive Producer to ensure the game's artistic language harmonizes with gameplay and the broader universe.
- Embrace a hands-on approach, diving deep into the trenches to craft, refine, and polish visual assets, setting the benchmark for artistic excellence.
- Be the creative lighthouse for a select team of artists, guiding them to produce standout assets that embody our distinct art style.
- Foster synergy with world-building and marketing divisions, ensuring the game's artistic DNA is compatible with comics, animated series, and promotional narratives.
- Unyielding desire to explore new visual horizons, continuously pushing artistic boundaries in gaming and broader media.
- Craft stunning concept artwork, translating abstract ideas into visual masterpieces, shaping the world, inspiring the team and aiding the project's visualization.
- Offer continuous mentorship to the art team, fostering an environment of relentless innovation, passion, and growth.
- A constant learner, ever eager to absorb the latest in art trends, tools, and techniques.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Art, Design, or a related discipline. Master's degree or substantial industry tenure highly preferred.
- Proven leadership in the art direction of prominent projects, with a clear tilt towards stylized, non-realistic aesthetics.
- A captivating portfolio demonstrating your prowess in creating diverse and pioneering visual styles adaptable across various mediums.
- Deep expertise in modern art tools, software, and methodologies, matched by a commitment to staying hands-on.
- Exceptional ability to galvanize, nurture, and steer a dedicated team of artists, ensuring a unified and standout visual narrative.
- Concept art skills are a definite plus, showcasing your ability to visualize and communicate ideas during the project's nascent stages.
- Stellar communication abilities, ensuring intricate artistic visions are clearly conveyed, discussed, and executed within a senior team.
