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ART DIRECTOR
Superior communication skills and a proven ability to understand, motivate and inspire an art team are mandatory. We need a keen eye for detail wrapped around an ability to assume ownership over the look and feel of a product and make decisions independently. We want excellence and innovation to show in every aspect of our products!
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with a Producer to create milestone schedules and assign artists to appropriate task areas.
- Creating and maintaining style guides and visualization documents.
- Managing individual tasks for each member of the art team and coaching them towards a comprehensive vision.
- Providing input on the practicality of design goals in relation to art production.
- Assisting in conceptualizing new products.
- Assisting in the design of product packaging, marketing materials and advertising.
- Assisting in providing creative direction to contractors producing music, sound effects, FMV, etc.
- Recommending improvements to tools and processes that will improve art quality, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve the overall quality and usability of our proprietary engine and tools.
- Assisting in hiring and employee reviews.
Required Skills
- Creative visualization and exceptional art skills, particularly in regards to creating work with a comprehensive, consistent, imaginative look and feel. An inborn eye for continuity and quality.
- Extensive experience with both the management and production of large-scale CG and game projects, from 2D conceptualization to 3D asset production.
- Expertise with current 3D tools, technologies, and techniques; including Maya experience.
- Superb communication and leadership skills, particularly in regards to providing constructive feedback and art direction.
- Excellent task-management, scheduling and organizational skills.
- Excellent people skills, including the ability to identify the management styles most appropriate to motivate different personalities.
- Passion for staying current on the latest advancements in all aspects of game graphics and related CGI art.
- Ability to spearhead employee management within the art department; including employee reviews, recruitment and interviews, and the training of new hires.
- Troubleshooting and creative problem solving skills.
- Positive attitude and strong sense of humor, to help foster a fun and creative work environment.
- BFA, MFA, or comparable degree preferred.
- Experience shipping titles in character based and/or action-adventure based game genres preferred.
Please submit your portfolio / demo reel with resume to:
Smart Bomb Interactive
105 N 400 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
jobs@smartbombinteractive.com
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