Associate Art Director

Cloud Chamber

Montréal, Canada
On-site
10+ years game development experience
3+ years associate art director role
Shipped aaa title in leadership capacity
The role involves defining and evangelizing realization pillars to ensure visual excellence across internal and external development teams

Job Summary

  • The role involves defining and evangelizing realization pillars to ensure visual excellence across internal and external development teams.
  • Candidates will manage relationships with co-development partners while translating the overarching creative vision into actionable benchmarks.
  • The position requires leading a passionate group of artists to craft breathtaking environments, characters, and effects for the BioShock universe.

Matching Summary

The role involves defining and evangelizing realization pillars to ensure visual excellence across internal and external development teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years game development experience
  • 3+ years Associate Art Director role
  • Shipped AAA title in leadership capacity
  • UE5 engine proficiency
  • Lumen lighting and VFX expertise
  • Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, ZBrush skills
  • Substance Painter/Designer PBR workflows

Nice-to-have

  • Houdini and AfterEffects experience
  • Nuke compositing knowledge
  • Hybrid distributed team management
  • Environmental storytelling background
  • Talent development and succession planning

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years in game development
  • At least 3 years as Associate Art Director
  • Bachelor's Degree in Art or equivalent
  • Experience leading large art teams for AAA games
  • Proven impact on high visual fidelity titles

Work Rights

Not specified

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