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Game Art Director

Maximum Entertainment is a global entertainment company dedicated to creating high quality experiences spanning the entire value chain of video games, including development, publishing, transmedia, sales and operations. Maximum Entertainment provides collaborative resources to its partners through in-house publishing, as well as its development division. With more than 300 titles in its catalogue, Maximum Entertainment has partnered with best-in-class creators and franchises around the world to deliver magic to the gamer in everyone. Maximum Entertainment has offices around the world and employs more than 200 professionals.

• Mentor and retain a team of talented artists in accordance with the core values and strategic goals of Maximum Entertainment.
• Define and maintain the artistic direction for the game in collaboration with other core team members.
• Establish art guidelines and documentation for your artists and make sure other artists are successful in their individual areas of ownership.
• Maintain a high-quality bar for art and review other artists' work.
• Build long-term partnerships with other artists within the group to promote continuous improvement in art practices.
• Collaborate with game design to ensure that the artistic direction supports the vision for the game.
• Create concept art, character designs, and other assets as needed.

• Knowledge of the fundamentals of 2D art and traditional animation.
• Practical experience with 2D asset development pipeline for games.
• Experience working on projects using custom game engines is desirable.
• Previous experience as an art director on game projects.
• It is a plus to have worked on projects using third-party license IPs.
• Experience with Git and/or Git GUI clients.
• Knowledge of collaborative project and task management software.
• Proficient professional communication skills in English.
• Aligns with Maximum Entertainment Core Values: Scrappy, Creative Problem Solver, Avid Learner, Cares, Seeks Context, Adaptable