Lead Artist Job in San Francisco 94102, California US
Our company is currently searching for a motivated, talented, experienced full-time Lead Artist that will be responsible for managing creating exciting new Social Gaming projects. The successful candidate will be organized, have well-developed communication skills, have proven experience in management of both external internal outsourcing studios.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive develop the art direction for social games
- Interface with other disciplines to create aesthetic technical guidelines for the art in the game
- Create placeholder final artwork as needed in 3D or 2D
- Guarantee that all assets developed by the outsource studios and/or art teams conform to the technical guidelines of the title
- Run participate in meetings, planning, reviews, as part of efficient communication with the outsourcing studios team
- Motivate, inspire, mentor other artists in best processes, practices, procedures that relates to production
- Interface with the production team to create schedules for the outsourcing studios and art department
- Work efficiently with PR and Marketing teams to deliver create high-quality art assets that support the games
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A minimum of six years of experience as a professional artist (or equivalent)
- At least two years of management experience
- Storyboarding sketching skills
- Management experience with both outsourced internal art pipelines and teams
- Experience developing an array of art styles in both 3D and 2D
- Solid Art design experience, which should include form, composition, color theory, lighting
- Experience with industry tools (i.e. Mays, Mudbox, 3DSMax, Z-Brush, Photoshop) with the ability to quickly learn new tools.
- Strong understanding background in social game interface flow, design, usability
- Solid written, team, planning, analytical, oral, interpersonal, organizational skills
- Knowledgeable of current techniques and processes
- Passionate about the social gaming industry with a solid understanding of market styles and trends
If interested in this excellent opportunity, please send your resume in a word attachment to: James@ZanderMax.com
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