Studio: Niantic
Job Opening: Art Director
Location: London, England, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Champion the product’s aesthetic quality by providing clear direction and feedback to both internal and external teams.
- Create inspirational visuals to unify and advance the artistic direction of the product.
- Envision and direct a range of art assets from 2D concepts to 3D assets, UI, animation, and VFX.
- Work with the production team to schedule and estimate timelines and goals for milestone planning.
- Provide strong leadership and career mentorship to support the creative goals and ambitions of the art team members.
- With the support of recruiting, grow the art department by sourcing key talent.
- Help foster and maintain a strong, creative relationship between external partners and internal art teams.
- Enhance the standard of our product’s visual aesthetic by liaising with the Technical Art, Engineering, and Design departments to further develop our tools and improve our real-time rendering engine.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Demonstrable leadership skills with excellent problem solving and diplomatic skills.
- Portfolio of work that demonstrates compelling visuals across multiple genres of games – both realistic and stylised.
- Body of work should also show an ability to establish and maintain an artistic vision across an entire game.
- Previous experience working with outsource partners.
- Excellent technical ability with a thorough understanding of Unity, mobile rendering and post processing.
- Previous experience as an Art Director with at least 6+ years experience in game development, including at least 2 free-to-play titles, or equivalent leadership experience.
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://boards.greenhouse.io/niantic/jobs/5921988002