Concept Art Director - Games Industry Giant

Job Title Concept Art Director - Games Industry Giant
Job Category Art / Animation
Skills Required Art Director
Location Shanghai
Job Description Job Reference: 16088
Short Skills:
Start Date/Length: Immediate/ Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Location: China
Country: Shanghai
Description:

Our Client, one of the largest games producers worldwide are seeking a Concept Art Director to join their operation based in Shanghai Reporting to the Studio Art Director, the main responsibilities will be:

– Design and create quality benchmarks for other concept artists in the team. This may include (but not limited to) environments, backgrounds, characters, props, SFX and colour schemes of presented by the development team
– Manage a team of 20+ Junior and Senior concept artists engaged in different projects
– Participate in recruitment and training of new talent.
– Establish Art production pipeline in coordination with clients.
– Ensure technical and artistic quality at all times
– Manage communication with clients about artistic and technical matters.

Skills/Qualifications Required:
– High level of creativity;
– Ability to move between art styles easily;
– Expert in Photoshop, Painter, Sketch Up;
– Strong artistic aptitudes and skills in industrial design, life drawing, character and environment painting, understanding of colour theory and colour palette creation;
– Experience in level concept art creation and collaboration with game designers and level artists;
– Understanding of 3d art workflow and typical difficulties;
– Highly organized individual with an eye for details and a passion for leading and mentoring;
– College / University degree in Art related field (including architecture, industrial design, textile/fashion design);
– At least 4 years experience as Lead Artist, Senior Artist or Artist Team Leader
– Good working knowledge of English is a must

Please contact Cassandra Donnelly on 0208 144 6336 or cassandra@interactiveselection.com if you are interested in this position. Please forward your CV in a Word format. View Many More Interactive Selection Jobs
Salary Competitive
Date posted 21/02/2013
Recruiter This job is advertised on behalf of Interactive Selection using their internal reference 16088.
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