Mobile Art Director

Description

Mobile Art Director Wanted

Zindagi Games has an immediate opening for a talented and creative MOBILE Art Director, with a proven track record, to join our studio and lead our mobile team in creating successful and innovative games for mobile markets.

We’re located in Camarillo, California... just minutes from the ocean- midway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. We offer excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, 9/80 work week…

The Mobile Art Director, working with the project’s producer and production team, as well as technical leads, will guide us throughout the concept, development and production phases of our games.  This Art Director should have a track history in mobile/social/casual games, as well as a proven sense of design in social and puzzle gaming. As an excellent communicator and artistic visionary, the Art Director defines the standards and ensures artistic vision by demonstrating a passion for art creation and a commitment to quality.

Our studio and culture is geared towards producing the best quality games in the world in a state of the art facility and has industry leading work conditions and benefits.

Responsibilities:    

• Establish a unified artistic vision, and high production values in the creation of a polished cross-platform mobile game

• Start to finish contribution from pre-production and planning of the project,  preparing design documentation, conceptual drawings, reference material and storyboards, to the definition and planning of the scope of work, and through to the creation of final game assets with the art team.

• Control and establish development guidelines (style guides) for every aspect of art production: characters, environments, animations, cinematics direction, special fx

• Help to design and implement a polished user experience that is clear, user-friendly and consistent as well as appropriate for the game genre,

• Review all art assets and presentation elements destined for the shipping product through establishment of clear visual targets giving specific feedback to artists.

• Lead a team of artists to generate consistently high quality assets that fit the vision.

• Mentor and train artists on aesthetic and production skills

• Monitor schedule of deliverables and report progress to the producer

• Participate in art candidate selection and recruitment

• Provide leadership for artists in their daily work and overall career development through direct feedback on performance and timely performance reviews.

• Assist in managing art assets

Position Qualifications:

• Excellent eye for graphical quality and knowledge of techniques used to achieve specific visual targets

• Must have strong communication skills, a positive and professional attitude and a passion to collaborate

• Formal art education such as a BFA from an accredited art school, design school or film school

• Project management skills: ability to define and estimate tasks utilizing resource allocation and time management.

• Experience with mobile games on iOS and Android platforms, having shipped at least 2 visually stunning mobile games in the last 2 years.

• Extreme Photoshop and Illustrator proficiency

• Excellent grasp of 2d graphic design, user experience and user interface design (UX/UI)

• Working knowledge of animation techniques, scene lighting, 3d modeling etc

• Must have an understanding of the key aspects of game development including how to work effectively with the Unity and/or Unreal engine.

• Ability to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment

• Excellent decision making capabilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Avid gamer with a passion for creating top-quality games

• 5+ years experience as a Senior or Lead Artist or equivalent experience required in the video game or related industry

When applying, include a link to your online portfolio with your resume and cover letter.

Send applications to: artjobs@zindagigames.com