Digital Art Director shaping brand vision at cosmos GmbH. Leading creative direction for digital communications and collaborating with cross - functional teams to execute projects.
About the role
- Art Director at Velan Studios overseeing visual and aesthetic decisions for a new fantasy RPG project, collaborating with teams to establish style and direction.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Game Director, Leads, and other key stakeholders to help define and build out the look of the project.
- Knowledge of IP development and how to work with a Product and Marketing team to create a strong Brand Identity.
- Highly skilled in 3D programs such as Maya, Blender, Max, and/or Zbrush with a deep understanding of how to create stylized and optimized in-game assets.
- Provide clear feedback, direction, and oversight to project artists to ensure they meet brand, style, and art direction guidelines.
- Expert knowledge of industry standard gameplay engines, such as Unity and Unreal.
- Full understanding of a game’s development cycle, from pre-production to ship, in order to guide various art team’s pipelines and standardized ways of working.
- Work closely with Production to keep work flowing and on track for internal and external deadlines.
- Create high quality artwork to support studio needs such as marketing, pitch decks, and PR events.
- Leadership and/or mentoring experience with a willingness to train and mentor other artists at the studio.
Requirements
- 8+ years of industry experience as a game artist, with 2+ years of those being AD experience.
- Strong understanding of anatomy, storytelling, lighting, composition, perspective, and color theory.
- Experience using 3D applications such as ZBrush, 3DSMax, Maya, Substance Designer, and/or other game production tools.
- Strong foundational art skills and a keen eye for keeping art consistent and on-model.
- Knowledge of the entire art pipeline and ability to implement art assets into an engine.
- A portfolio of work showcasing, but not limited to, fantasy artwork which includes; characters, environments, and props.
- Experience creating Art Bibles for other artists to reference and keep their work on-model.
- Very comfortable giving and receiving feedback on artwork for the production pipeline.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
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