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Associate Art Director

Job Description

Mission:

The Associate Art Director will support Art Director on the artistic direction and its implementation through the whole lifecycle of the game.

What you will do :

· Support the Art Direction team in implementing the visual identity of the game, working with the internal and external teams to increase the visual quality of the artwork.

· Collaborating with internal teams such as game design and animation, as well as with teams at the Lead Studio and other Ubisoft studios.

· Create or maintain key artistic documentation for the local and external teams, and contribute to the development of concept arts, ref assets, ensuring that artists have clear benchmarks and references for asset production;

· Ensure that the artistic direction is followed and conduct preliminary quality reviews of the graphic elements produced

· Challenge and help the artistic teams to reach outstanding aesthetic standards

· Regularly inform the Art Director on the progress of the work to be done by the teams to ensure that the Art Director is able to assess the progress of the deliverables;

Qualifications

What you should be equipped with:

• At least 7 years of game art production experience, including 2 years successful experience in a lead or director role
• A thorough understanding of art pipelines, capacities and technical constraints related to different game engines.
• Strong ability in writing documentation and applying it in art production.
• Strong communication (oral and written Chinese & English) and collaboration skills
• A deep understanding of a variety of art 2D and 3D software packages, knowledge of engine and tools necessary to generate assets;
• Good knowledge of the video game market
• A passion for game art

Additional Information

Why Ubisoft Shanghai?

Be a part of the most exciting and innovating video game company in China. Come to work in Shanghai, an amazing city renowned as “Paris of the East”.

Together with a team of multi-national professionals equipped with the cutting-edge technologies, you can be assured of an experience that is both aspirational and fulfilling.

By working in Shanghai studio, you will also be offered with an array of career development opportunities, an abundant training resources, and moreover, a stimulating and creative work environment.

If you’re looking for this kind of job opportunity, you’ll find it here at Ubisoft Shanghai.

Join us for an exciting adventure and make great games!

Company Description

About Ubisoft & Shanghai Studio:

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2018-19 fiscal year Ubisoft generated Net Bookings of €2,029 million.

Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 400+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com