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Art Lead/Senior Artist

We are looking for an exceptional Art Lead/Senior Artist to provide creative and organizational leadership for an upcoming game focused on female fashion. This role is based in our brand new game studio in Los Angeles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish a visual style that appropriately complements and enhances the game design set by the producer incorporating marketability, demographics, and target audience.
• Create art bible that clearly communicates the art style.
• Work with engineers to define end-to-end content pipeline.
• Design and prepare an art brief for ongoing content needs; write up, brief descriptors, references and sketches.
• Define outsource needs and assign to vendors who are best able to deliver on the art theme and style.
• Provide both written and verbal art direction to in-house artists and external vendors to maintain and improve art quality bar.
• Create art and provide hands-on art support.

REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of experience in the game industry across all phases of game development.
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to problem-solve technical challenges.
• Proven track record of working with mobile games and free to play.
• Understands game production design process and methodology.
• Extensive 2D portfolio displaying mastery of color, composition, form and design within various mediums, with an eye for detail.
• In-depth knowledge of all aspects of asset creation including modeling, texturing, animation, sprite production, and VFX.
• Extensive knowledge of Photoshop, 2D software. Unity is a plus.
• Ability to motivate others and maintain a positive professional attitude.
• Superior communication skills.
• Won't settle for mediocrity