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Game Art Director

Game Art Director

We're looking to build a world-class team of game-makers: folks bursting with creativity, who balance candor with compassion, and always, always, always hold themselves and their peers accountable to what's best for players.

The art team at Believer has one goal; to create an absolutely beautiful game for our players. We want to create stunning visuals that transport our players to another world and bring the game's story and characters to life. We feel that a beautiful game is critical in creating the overall player experience. It is the Art Team’s mission to create an aesthetically pleasing and cohesive game world that fulfills the player's fantasy of being a part of an epic adventure.

We are seeking an experienced Art Director to help establish a beautifully stylized visual direction for an elaborate new video game world. This game will be an open-world, co-op experience filled with memorable characters and beautiful otherworldly environments. The Game Art Director will oversee the game’s visual design, ensuring that the visual language of our game is incredibly high quality and appealing to players. This role will report to our Chief Product Officer.

What you’ll do:

• Help develop and direct the visual style for our next-generation open-world co-op video game
• Ensure that the game's art style, color palette, and lighting are consistent with the game's creative vision and that they establish the desired tone and atmosphere for the game
• Collaborate with the Game Director and other discipline leads to ensure that the art direction supports and empowers both the game and the greater IP world-building efforts
• Work with team leads to craft the game's art direction plan and lead its communication and implementation
• Work with the Game Design leads to ensure that the art direction supports the game's mechanics and enhances the player experience
• Manage the Art Team Leads, providing feedback and guidance to ensure industry-leading work and helping them reach their full potential
• Develop and maintain the art pipeline, ensuring efficiency and consistency across all art assets
• Review and approve art assets to ensure that they meet quality standards and are consistent with the game's visual direction

You are a great fit if:

• You have 3+ years of professional experience as an Art Director in the video game industry, with a portfolio demonstrating your ability to create high-quality art direction for games
• You possess excellent visual design skills and a high taste level
• You have experience leading and mentoring a team of artists
• You have experience working with and creating stylized art direction and possess a strong understanding of anatomy, lighting, and color theory

Please note - research shows that certain groups of candidates may not apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. If you see yourself at Believer but don’t check every single requirement, we would still love to be in touch with you for current and future opportunities.

What we offer:

Annual salary range: $200,000-$300,000

Making great games is hard, so we do our best to make the other parts less hard.

• Great compensation package and equity
• Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Believer pays 100% of monthly costs for these plans
• 401(k) with 100% employer matching up to 6% of salary
• Access to Rightway service to help you navigate health insurance
• Spring Health mental health services
• 10 observed holidays + 10 days for Winter Break and "Take What You Need" PTO policy
• Remote-friendly team #LI-Remote
• We are committed to continuing to expand our benefits and perks to support all Believers

Diversity

Believer is committed to creating a diverse environment where Believers of all backgrounds can do their best work and grow professionally. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

About The Believer Company

Believer is a global games company with developers all over the world, headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

We've built our lives around creating and serving games we're proud of — from Words With Friends to League of Legends, from Destiny to Plants vs. Zombies. We hope you've enjoyed them, and if our wishes have come true, you're still playing them today.

We still think this is just the beginning.

We are Believers, bonded together by a deep love for players, and a commitment to put them at the center of the games we create, the worlds we build, the stories we tell, and the business we run to keep the fun going for as long as players keep believing.