Development Director of Art at Cryptic Studios
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Development Director for Art
Cryptic Studios is currently looking for a Development Director for our Art Department. A key element of our studio, the Dev Director clearly holds the companys strategic art vision across multiple projects. She or he must be able to speak to artists in their language, see the needs of the department over the requirements of an individual project, interface with software on the technical side and articulate essential features to management. In other words, the best person for this position is an artist, a manager and a leader. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we invite you to apply.
Responsible for:
Project Coordination
Work closely to support the Creative Art Director to facilitate the implementation of the games look and mood;
Be the direct liaison with the external licensors and publishers art directors;
Strategy
Developing long term strategies as well as short term tactics for the art department across multiple projects ;
Keep up-to-date with visual design tools and industry developments, ensuring innovative and relevant work;
Instrumental in making Creative Resources department hiring/staffing decisions;
Schedule
Creating and maintaining the art pipeline from scheduling;
Ensure that quality control is built in from day one;
Performance Management
Act as consulting resource and mentor to creative personnel for the purpose of promoting broader creative and technical art team;
Provide training and career direction to each team member;
Technology
Work with Programming to ensure tools and technology required for animation and art;
Integrate new and upcoming technologies into our existing engine; and
Be responsible for Creative Resources department software/hardware budget.
To Apply:
Please submit resumes and either work samples or webpage links to [email="recruiting@crypticstudios.com."]recruiting@crypticstudios.com.[/email] Include your name and Development Director in the subject.
Cryptic Studios a new standard for Massively Multiplayer Online role playing games. We strive to give our fans new experiences that knock their socks off. Located in <u>Northern California in Los Gatos</u>, we create the fun, focused and casual atmosphere of a small developer. Working on a constantly evolving game we could always be in crunch, but we choose not to be. We actively balance our work with our employees personal lives. At Cryptic, everyones ideas matter. We only hire the best and most talented people who love the work, the genre and the game.
Cryptic Studios is currently looking for a Development Director for our Art Department. A key element of our studio, the Dev Director clearly holds the companys strategic art vision across multiple projects. She or he must be able to speak to artists in their language, see the needs of the department over the requirements of an individual project, interface with software on the technical side and articulate essential features to management. In other words, the best person for this position is an artist, a manager and a leader. If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we invite you to apply.
Responsible for:
Project Coordination
Work closely to support the Creative Art Director to facilitate the implementation of the games look and mood;
Be the direct liaison with the external licensors and publishers art directors;
Strategy
Developing long term strategies as well as short term tactics for the art department across multiple projects ;
Keep up-to-date with visual design tools and industry developments, ensuring innovative and relevant work;
Instrumental in making Creative Resources department hiring/staffing decisions;
Schedule
Creating and maintaining the art pipeline from scheduling;
Ensure that quality control is built in from day one;
Performance Management
Act as consulting resource and mentor to creative personnel for the purpose of promoting broader creative and technical art team;
Provide training and career direction to each team member;
Technology
Work with Programming to ensure tools and technology required for animation and art;
Integrate new and upcoming technologies into our existing engine; and
Be responsible for Creative Resources department software/hardware budget.
To Apply:
Please submit resumes and either work samples or webpage links to [email="recruiting@crypticstudios.com."]recruiting@crypticstudios.com.[/email] Include your name and Development Director in the subject.
Cryptic Studios a new standard for Massively Multiplayer Online role playing games. We strive to give our fans new experiences that knock their socks off. Located in <u>Northern California in Los Gatos</u>, we create the fun, focused and casual atmosphere of a small developer. Working on a constantly evolving game we could always be in crunch, but we choose not to be. We actively balance our work with our employees personal lives. At Cryptic, everyones ideas matter. We only hire the best and most talented people who love the work, the genre and the game.