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Art Director - Beyond Good and Evil 2 - Paris (M/F)

Job Description

Your skills will be dedicated to BGE2, one of the most innovative productions at Ubisoft.

The Art Director drives the artistic direction of our project and carries it through the whole lifecycle of the game.

You will act daily with an highly skilled team of experts around multiple studios in Europe, to develop one of the most wanted feature of the game.

Your experience, your artistic vision together with your skills, will let you evolve successfully in this project and take part in an extraordinary adventure!

Our Goal? To create a huge open world, an entire Galaxy, where the gamer is free to explore unique planets (each with its own cities, ecosystem and culture)! An open universe where every run gives the player a fresh, procedurally generated, experience. To achieve this, we developed a special homemade engine with new technical possibilities which will allow us to give the player a seamless experience.

Missions :

• Define the visual identity of environments and natural landmarks for the various planets and moons of the BGE2 universe,
• Drive the creation of iconic space opera landscapes and biomes from ground to orbit;
• Translate a highly ambitious artistic vision into a visual language that will populate worlds of massive scale;
• Work closely with environment artists and the technical art team to materialize your vision into the game;
• Communicate your direction through concepts, references, moodboards, direction documents and presentations,
• Manage a team of 2 concept artists.

Qualifications

• Experience on at least one AAA title as a lead or art director within an environments team (Realistic style),
• Good mastering of all graphic tools, both 2D and 3D,
• Ability to listen and communicate efficiently in english (spoken and written),
• A keen eye for visual design;
• To be familiar with procedural environments creation would be a plus!

Additional Information

We are looking for innovative and original minds that are challenging, and who want to build the future of the video game industry!

Integrating the Ubisoft French studios also means:

• Join passionate and highly technical teams, all driven by the desire to design and develop innovative games and stand out for their quality
• Collaborate with teams recognized for their experience on renowned franchises
• Develop expertise by participating in in-house sharing events (talks, conferences, trade shows) and benefiting from tailor-made training programs
• Evolve in a leading French videogame company represented in 30 different countries, with opportunities for international development.

Ubisoft is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

All information will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Company Description

The World of UBISOFT

Ubisoft's teams are driven by their goal to enrich the life of the players with memorable and original entertainment experiences. They give life to beautiful worlds where the imagination can express itself completely, resulting in moments of surprise, fun and adventure that allow the player to learn and discover himself.

At Ubisoft, you have the opportunity to work and grow with passionate teams that are pioneers in their field, all around the world. You will evolve in a caring and inspiring environment in which you will push the limits of the imagination and technology to create worlds that will fascinate our players.

In the context of its development, Ubisoft is looking for new talents to join its production studio in Paris, where titles such as "Ghost Recon: Breakpoint", "Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle", "Just Dance 2020" or "Watch_Dogs Legion" have recently been developed.

Are you ready to take on new challenges?

Do you want to give beautiful experiences to the players? Come join us!