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Art Director
2 years ago
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play —it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Insomniac Games is searching for an Art Director, responsible for working with the Sr. Art Director, Creative Director, Gameplay Director, and narrative group to execute a project’s vision. Our Art Directors ensure excellence in all aspects of in-game visuals as applicable to role and oversee artists' contributions for one or more projects in the studio.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Ability to clearly communicate artistic vision to team and project stakeholders and see the vision through to execution in the game.
- Consults and collaborates with The Senior Art Director and other subject matter experts across all disciplines to come to informed and educated decisions about visual direction.
- Ensures that art meets quality and aesthetic standards.
- Advises leads on production pipeline for project(s).
- Advises leads on individual artist assignments for projects and tasks, including the review and critique of art assets for specific project.
- Responsible for setting the visual target and style on one or more projects.
- Creates style guides for various aspects of production and can account for art direction within a multiplayer environment.
- Assists in pre-production planning and new IP development with creative directors.
- Ensures that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace, are address immediately to foster a safe work environment.
An Art Director should be able to execute multiple aspects of art production in the following areas:
- Graphics: Reviews in-game HUD, user interface (UI), icons, graphic design for logos, packaging, in-game graphics, motion graphics for logos, in-game graphics, and trailers.
- Character: Creates or directs concepts for all character assets including creatures, weapons, vehicles, outsourced assets, and key art. Reviews in-game and cinematic characters.
- Environment: Creates or directs concept for all environment assets including props, vehicles, levels, outsourced assets, and key art. Reviews in-game and cinematic environments.
- Post: Reviews post elements in-game and cinematics: color correction, fog, etc, and post elements for internally developed game trailers.
- Lighting: Reviews lighting in levels and in-game cinematics.
- Marketing: Reviews all internally created marketing art, including magazine covers, pack fronts, logos, renders, screenshots, websites, etc.
- Reviews art from external agencies.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Does not directly supervise a team of artists. Responsibilities however may include the following: interviewing, hiring, and mentoring employees; assist with planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance.
Education and/or Experience:
- 10+ years related experience; or combination/equivalent of education and experience
- Experience in shipping at least one AAA game with a multiplayer component, or a demonstrable understanding of Art Direction for multiplayer games.
Other Skills:
- Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects user, Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience working with in-house engines and proprietary tools.
- Detailed knowledge of and practical ability with current game art creation methods, including surface transfer tools and lighting pipelines.
Insomniac Games is searching for a passionate Art Director with broad knowledge of visual direction within the games space. If this sounds like a good fit for your next career opportunity, please apply directly to the role by submitting your application below. We look forward to hearing from you.
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