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Partner World Art Lead

2 years ago

The Partner World Art Lead is responsible for guiding external development partners in creating inspirational environments for the Destiny IP. This includes creating Art Style Guides and other supporting visual documentation to communicate IP standards. The World Art Lead maintains the quality and consistency of the Destiny IP world content, while giving our partners enough freedom to meet the needs of their players and markets. The World Art Lead will also work closely with the Creative Lead as part of a cross-functional leadership team that is responsible for delivering timely feedback to our partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain Destiny IP quality and consistency while working with external partners
Coordinate with the project Creative Director, Art Director and other leads to align on the vision for expanding the Destiny IP
Work closely with the project Creative Director and Leadership Team to set guidelines for implementation of the Destiny IP
Review the content of partner teams and work with them to revise based on reactions from studio leadership, project leads, and playtesting
Act as the single point of contact for world art communication with the partner teams
Work with project team Design / Creative Direction to provide layout feedback and guidance
Help guide partners on processes we use to build our worlds in support design / narrative goals
Collect content and established guidelines by collaborating with studio Art Leadership

REQUIRED SKILLS

Art team lead experience on a AAA or large mobile game
Advanced understanding of the core principals of art content creation
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Social intelligence, great interpersonal skills, and empathy for creative teams
Ability to handle ambiguity, including effectively leading a team in spite of that ambiguity
Self-motivated and proactive about both teaching and learning art processes
Willingness to work outside of core hours for conference calls with partner teams (typically 5-8pm)

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

Thorough understanding of Destiny art vision, pillars, and processes
Experience working with external partners
Experience working on games as a service/live content
Mandarin language skills are a plus
Willingness to travel to China and host visits from partner teams on a regular cadence (likely every 3 months at most)

In 2022, most Bungie employees will adopt a flexible schedule working from home part time (outside of positions identified as either 100% onsite or fully remote in CA, FL, IL, NC, OR, TX, and WA). Currently only a select range of positions are available for full-time remote work in CA, FL, IL, NC, OR, TX, and WA (please review location for details). Prospective employees located outside of CA, FL, IL, NC, OR, TX, and WA will need to establish residency in one of the states we are compliant in within 45 days of a start date. Bungie’s work from home, flexible work schedule, and remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.

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