Art Lead - Gameloft - Seattle
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Our Seattle development studio is looking for the right Art Lead for an exciting, new mobile game project! The right candidate will have a strong background in AAA PC/Console, social, and/or mobile games in a variety of genres and styles.
Responsabilities
Reporting to the Art Director, our Art Lead will:
Lead, mentor, supervise, and inspire the art team to push the bar for visual quality
Drive execution on art direction from pre-production through ship and live
Maintain vision through all assets including character, environment, marketing, and user interface look and feel
Ensure top quality throughout the entire production process
Maintain effective communication with supervisors, team artists, and other departments within the company
Ensure all project targets are met or exceeded
Help interview and recruit future art team members
Qualifications
5+ years of professional game art experience at top levels of visual quality
Strong 2D, concept, and production design skills clearly demonstrated in portfolio
Some 3D background in hard surface and organic modeling, texturing, animation, FX, and post-production for games
Experience leading and mentoring junior and mid-level artists
Thorough and organized, able to work with ambitious planning to see a project through
Knowledge of the technical pipeline and all the process needed to make a fantastic game
Positive attitude and skilled leadership ability
Professional knowledge of the mobile games market and their demographics a big plus
Experience working with outsourcers is another plus
Passion for video games!
Chosen qualified candidates will be asked to complete an art assessment.
Gameloft is where you want to be.
Join our growing and beautiful Pacific Northwest studio, ideally situated in Seattle, the epicenter of gaming! This opportunity offers:
Comprehensive benefits package including relocation assistance
Excellent opportunity for professional growth
Stability - check out our Annual Reports
The opportunity to establish the studio culture you feel best meets the needs of the employees and the company at large
International environment including daily contact with other countries & cultures
Challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games
Opportunity to create diverse licensed and original IP games with exceptionally broad distribution
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set top box, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft partners with leading international brands such as UNO®, Spider-Man®, James Camerons Avatar, Ferrari® and Sonic Unleashed®. Gameloft also operates its own established franchises, such as Real Football, Asphalt, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus and N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance®. Gameloft is present in all continents, distributes its games in 100 countries and employs over 6,000 developers. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).
Previous hit Gameloft games include: Despicable Me: Minion Rush, Asphalt 8: Airborne, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Ironman 3, Kingdoms & Lords, GT Racing 2, Shark Dash, Oregon Trail: American Settler, A Good Day to Die Hard, NOVA: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Littlest Pet Shop, The Dark Knight Rises, PLAYMOBIL Pirates, Real Soccer 2012 HD
TO APPLY, please send your CV and portfolio here: https://jobs-gameloft.icims.com/jobs/1419/art-lead/job?mode=view
Responsabilities
Reporting to the Art Director, our Art Lead will:
Lead, mentor, supervise, and inspire the art team to push the bar for visual quality
Drive execution on art direction from pre-production through ship and live
Maintain vision through all assets including character, environment, marketing, and user interface look and feel
Ensure top quality throughout the entire production process
Maintain effective communication with supervisors, team artists, and other departments within the company
Ensure all project targets are met or exceeded
Help interview and recruit future art team members
Qualifications
5+ years of professional game art experience at top levels of visual quality
Strong 2D, concept, and production design skills clearly demonstrated in portfolio
Some 3D background in hard surface and organic modeling, texturing, animation, FX, and post-production for games
Experience leading and mentoring junior and mid-level artists
Thorough and organized, able to work with ambitious planning to see a project through
Knowledge of the technical pipeline and all the process needed to make a fantastic game
Positive attitude and skilled leadership ability
Professional knowledge of the mobile games market and their demographics a big plus
Experience working with outsourcers is another plus
Passion for video games!
Chosen qualified candidates will be asked to complete an art assessment.
Gameloft is where you want to be.
Join our growing and beautiful Pacific Northwest studio, ideally situated in Seattle, the epicenter of gaming! This opportunity offers:
Comprehensive benefits package including relocation assistance
Excellent opportunity for professional growth
Stability - check out our Annual Reports
The opportunity to establish the studio culture you feel best meets the needs of the employees and the company at large
International environment including daily contact with other countries & cultures
Challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games
Opportunity to create diverse licensed and original IP games with exceptionally broad distribution
A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set top box, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft partners with leading international brands such as UNO®, Spider-Man®, James Camerons Avatar, Ferrari® and Sonic Unleashed®. Gameloft also operates its own established franchises, such as Real Football, Asphalt, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus and N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance®. Gameloft is present in all continents, distributes its games in 100 countries and employs over 6,000 developers. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).
Previous hit Gameloft games include: Despicable Me: Minion Rush, Asphalt 8: Airborne, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Ironman 3, Kingdoms & Lords, GT Racing 2, Shark Dash, Oregon Trail: American Settler, A Good Day to Die Hard, NOVA: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Littlest Pet Shop, The Dark Knight Rises, PLAYMOBIL Pirates, Real Soccer 2012 HD
TO APPLY, please send your CV and portfolio here: https://jobs-gameloft.icims.com/jobs/1419/art-lead/job?mode=view