Art Director (Rainbow Six Siege)

Hybride; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft Montréal is seeking an experienced Art Director to shape the artistic vision and visual identity of Rainbow Six Siege across live updates, seasonal content, and collaborations. You will collaborate with management and art teams across Ubisoft studios to maintain cohesive visuals as the game evolves.

You will guide and mentor directors and teams, establish artistic principles, and ensure quality and consistency across all assets and marketing material, while balancing creative ambitions

Qualifications

• Strong artistic vision and mastery of composition and lighting.
• Experience directing art for a game, franchise, or similar creative product.
• Ability to guide multidisciplinary art teams across studios.
• Clear creative vision and ability to align teams to standards.
• Understanding live game development, seasonal content, and production constraints.
• Knowledge of game development workflows and asset pipelines.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative approach balancing quality with production goals.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the visual direction of Rainbow Six Siege across in-game content, characters, seasonal content, and player-facing experiences.
• Guide Associate Art Directors, Art Leads, and multidisciplinary art teams across Ubisoft studios.
• Establish and evolve artistic principles, visual standards, style guides, and seasonal themes.
• Review visual work from early concepts through final implementation and marketing assets, providing clear feedback on quality and consistency.
• Balance creative opportunities with the technical, production, and existing game constraints of an established live game.
• Mentor artistic team members and encourage collaboration, experimentation, and diverse perspectives across studios.
• Work with game direction, production, design, programming, animation, and marketing to align visual work with project goals.
• Represent the game’s visual identity in work with external partners, licensed properties, and marketing teams.
• Guide the artistic direction of collaborations involving esports teams, community artists, and live events.
• Identify improvements to art workflows, production pipelines, and quality standards with project management and production teams.

Skills

Art direction

Artistic vision

Team leadership

Live game development

Communication

Game engines

Visual storytelling

Job description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!

Job Description

As an Art Director at Ubisoft Montréal, you will shape the artistic vision and visual identity of Rainbow Six Siege across the live game, seasonal content, and external collaborations. You’ll work with project management and art teams across Ubisoft studios to keep the game’s visuals cohesive as they evolve.

What you’ll do

• Define and communicate the visual direction of Rainbow Six Siege across in-game content, characters, seasonal content, and player-facing experiences
• Guide Associate Art Directors, Art Leads, and multidisciplinary art teams across Ubisoft studios
• Establish and evolve artistic principles, visual standards, style guides, and seasonal themes
• Review visual work from early concepts through final implementation and marketing assets, providing clear feedback on quality and consistency
• Balance creative opportunities with the technical, production, and existing game constraints of an established live game
• Mentor artistic team members and encourage collaboration, experimentation, and diverse perspectives across studios
• Work with game direction, production, design, programming, animation, and marketing to align visual work with project goals
• Represent the game’s visual identity in work with external partners, licensed properties, and marketing teams
• Guide the artistic direction of collaborations involving esports teams, community artists, and live events
• Identify improvements to art workflows, production pipelines, and quality standards with project management and production teams

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

• Strong artistic vision and knowledge of composition, lighting, architecture, anatomy, proportion, visual storytelling, and video game aesthetics
• Experience providing art direction and shaping the visual identity of a game, franchise, or comparable creative product
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary art teams and working with artistic counterparts across disciplines or studios
• Ability to communicate a clear creative vision and align teams around shared visual and quality standards
• Understanding of live game development, seasonal content, changing player expectations, and technical and production constraints
• Knowledge of game development workflows, game engines, and two-dimensional and three-dimensional art pipelines
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to give constructive feedback and work with stakeholders at different levels
• A collaborative approach and sound judgment when balancing artistic quality with production needs and long-term game goals

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences
• A portfolio showing your artistic vision, art direction, and contributions to the visual identity of games or other relevant projects