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Art Director, Gearbox Software
Location: Plano, Texas
Gearbox Software is on the lookout for an industry leading Art Director to work on an exciting unannounced project, where we’ll continue to pioneer and explore new aesthetic opportunities! If you want to grow and lead a team of talented artists in continuing to redefine visuals in the game industry then you should apply!
Responsibilities:
Establish game vision working alongside the Creative Director and other project leads, collaborating in all aspects of the creative process
Maintain high aesthetic standards while crafting flow, visual storytelling, and progression
Provide concepts, style guides, paint overs, and supporting documentation as required for clear high level visual direction & vision
Motivate, mentor, supervise and support our team of artists with clear and consistent direction
Assist in maintaining milestone and general art schedules with art production team
Responsible for quality of all milestone & deliverables as they relate to the art department
Skills Required:
Demonstrate a high level of creativity and originality while being comfortable in adapting to a wide range of styles
Able to balance being holder of the vision while supporting consensus from a talented team of artists and game makers
Come equipped with an understanding of bleeding edge art techniques
Excellent communicator and team player — here at Gearbox we thrive on collaboration and working together to meet our project artistic goals
Be able to relocate to Dallas, Texas area to join the Gearbox team
Experience Required:
A proven and seasoned ability to express your ideas and vision visually in an inspirational and exciting fashion
Strong background in visual arts, with a solid understanding of 2D and 3D design principles
Should have firm understanding of necessary art creation tools (3D Studio Max / Photoshop / Mudbox / Zbrush / etc)
Unreal 3/UDK experience a plus
Have 5+ years game industry experience with shipped games
Must have leadership experience
Must provide tangible proof of your tremendous capabilities
Interested? Apply now.
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