Art Director -- LightBox Interactive
Art Director
As odd as it sounds, this title means different things at different studios...even though it shouldn't. What it means for us is a very seasoned and incredibly talented artist that has come up through the ranks and demonstrated that right blend of creative vision, communication skills and team work. An Art Director at LightBox Interactive oversees the style and tone of all the content the art team produces including models, textures, lighting, as well as the game's over-arching visual design.
Responsibilities:
Work with studio directors, publisher and design team to establish and document the game's visual style.
Clearly communicate visual direction to both internal and external teams.
Tune the lighting and color palette.
Create high quality look-n-feel illustrations to depict intended visual goals.
Qualifications:
Has experience in directing visuals on successfully shipped high quality titles.
Very familiar with content production techniques in game development.
Fantastic drawing and other other traditional/digital artistic skills.
Working knowledge of Maya.
Leadership and communication skills.
Bonus skills:
Understanding of contemporary rendering and graphics methods to aid in communication with the engine team.
Submission Info:
If you are interested in joining our team, please send a copy of your resume and a link to your portfolio or reel to jobs@lightboxinteractive.com .
Please note: We take confidentiality very seriously. For legal reasons and out of respect for fellow game development companies, we DO NOT accept submissions of artwork or programming samples from unreleased projects. Please submit ONLY work that is personal in nature or from projects that have previously been released.
About Us:
LightBox Interactive, inc. is an independent game studio founded in January 2009 by former team members of Incognito Entertainment. We're a small and dedicated team of experienced developers that have been making games together for over 10 years.
Our team is comprised of members that made significant contributions to the games Twisted Metal:Black, War of the Monsters, Warhawk and all of its expansion packs. We're currently engaged in a multi-year, multi-title partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment America developing games for the PlayStation family of platforms.
We care deeply about all aspects of our craft - from the fun creative process that fuels the development of great games for our fans, to the efficent production practices that ensures the delivery of a great product to our publishers. Our team thrives on its rabid enthusiasm for making AND playing games. It is this passion that helps keep our studio's attentions keenly focused on our game's fun-factor and at the same time, pushes us as a group to break through the barrier of conventional thought.
Our studio is located in downtown Austin, TX, in order to take advantage of Austin's creative culture and its well established game development community. We offer competitive compensation including Alpha, Beta and Gold bonuses, royalty participation and generous benefits such as 90/10 medical and matching 401K.
As odd as it sounds, this title means different things at different studios...even though it shouldn't. What it means for us is a very seasoned and incredibly talented artist that has come up through the ranks and demonstrated that right blend of creative vision, communication skills and team work. An Art Director at LightBox Interactive oversees the style and tone of all the content the art team produces including models, textures, lighting, as well as the game's over-arching visual design.
Responsibilities:
Work with studio directors, publisher and design team to establish and document the game's visual style.
Clearly communicate visual direction to both internal and external teams.
Tune the lighting and color palette.
Create high quality look-n-feel illustrations to depict intended visual goals.
Qualifications:
Has experience in directing visuals on successfully shipped high quality titles.
Very familiar with content production techniques in game development.
Fantastic drawing and other other traditional/digital artistic skills.
Working knowledge of Maya.
Leadership and communication skills.
Bonus skills:
Understanding of contemporary rendering and graphics methods to aid in communication with the engine team.
Submission Info:
If you are interested in joining our team, please send a copy of your resume and a link to your portfolio or reel to jobs@lightboxinteractive.com .
Please note: We take confidentiality very seriously. For legal reasons and out of respect for fellow game development companies, we DO NOT accept submissions of artwork or programming samples from unreleased projects. Please submit ONLY work that is personal in nature or from projects that have previously been released.
About Us:
LightBox Interactive, inc. is an independent game studio founded in January 2009 by former team members of Incognito Entertainment. We're a small and dedicated team of experienced developers that have been making games together for over 10 years.
Our team is comprised of members that made significant contributions to the games Twisted Metal:Black, War of the Monsters, Warhawk and all of its expansion packs. We're currently engaged in a multi-year, multi-title partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment America developing games for the PlayStation family of platforms.
We care deeply about all aspects of our craft - from the fun creative process that fuels the development of great games for our fans, to the efficent production practices that ensures the delivery of a great product to our publishers. Our team thrives on its rabid enthusiasm for making AND playing games. It is this passion that helps keep our studio's attentions keenly focused on our game's fun-factor and at the same time, pushes us as a group to break through the barrier of conventional thought.
Our studio is located in downtown Austin, TX, in order to take advantage of Austin's creative culture and its well established game development community. We offer competitive compensation including Alpha, Beta and Gold bonuses, royalty participation and generous benefits such as 90/10 medical and matching 401K.