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Art Director
3 years ago
Blackbird Interactive is looking for an Art Director to maintain the visual direction of our game. Hardspace: Shipbreaker launched in Early Access last year; a heavily systems-driven game about dismantling derelict starships that uses a blend of hand-authored and procedural content. We are looking for someone to maintain/expand on an existing pipeline and oversee an experienced art team.
Responsibilities
- Direct the artistic vision for the game from concept to shipping
- Drive visual targets that set the vision & quality bar for art in-engine
- Inspire and motivate the art team to deliver consistent world-class quality across all art disciplines
- Be able to delegate and direct responsibilities to the art team
- Manage Shipbreaker’s modular art pipeline and oversee the creation of new game content
- Clearly communicate and present the art direction to the rest of the development team
- Collaborate with the Game leadership team to deliver world-class AAA games for our audience
- Proactively seek out and present solutions to problems
- Help mentor and grow artists to improve in their thinking, process, and craft
- Participate and contribute to Blackbird’s studio culture
- Collaborate with production to ensure product stays on-time and on budget to the highest quality
Requirements
- 5+ years extensive games industry art experience in shipping AAA titles with a preference of 2+ years as an Art Director
- Experience in HD console game and/or high-end PC development
- Expresses passion and strong skills in both 2D and 3D art
- Strong communicative and collaborative skills
- Experience with modular pipelines a bonus
- An eagerness for playing current popular games and understanding the art direction decisions.
At Blackbird, we're all about being true to our roots. We started small in our CEO's garage, and even though we're expanding, our desire is to stick to that foundation of creativity, community, and collaboration. Our team has proved that great ideas can come from any position in any discipline, so it's important to us to make sure every voice is heard.
Work/life balance is extremely important to us, and we've demonstrated that over the years by severely limiting over-time requirements. We want people to be happy about coming to work every day, and to that end we offer lots of opportunities for growth and development; whether it's lunch and learns, team events, or our generous vacation days, paid holiday closure and flexible schedules. We also try to provide every opportunity possible for our employees to spearhead R&D initiatives through our BlackOps program. In short, don't expect to feel like a cog in a machine working for BBI.
Due to COVID-19, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada, or currently in Canada on a work permit/visa. With the exception of specifically on-site roles, all roles will commence as a work-from-home arrangement. This arrangement will be revisited as COVID-19 government regulations are eased.
Please send a cover letter with your resume and application. If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.
If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to diversity and especially encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on genders, races, national and ethnic origins, religions, ages, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.
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