Art Director

Koolhaus Games Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Revenue sharing

Stock options

Competitive salary

Job summary

Koolhaus Games Inc. is seeking an Art Director to lead and evolve the artistic vision for our games in the United States. You will oversee visual development from concept to completion and coordinate the art team across projects to ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets.

The role demands strong leadership, exceptional communication, and deep knowledge of game art production, from 2D to 3D, with a track record of mentoring artists and guiding asset creation.

Qualifications

• Shipped at least 2 AAA titles as Art Director or 3+ AAA titles as Lead Artist in games or film
• Expert knowledge in all aspects of art production including lighting, 2D & 3D, concept design, related software

Responsibilities

• Create, develop and maintain an innovative artistic vision for the game
• Oversee the visual development to completion and coordinate art team activities
• Communicate visual design with stakeholders
• Lead regular art team meetings to review assets
• Develop art documents such as Art Design, Style Guides, and Asset documents
• Mentor artists and conduct annual reviews
• Develop strategies for professional development of the art team
• Develop a world-class art team

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-tasking

Documentation

Critical thinking

Time management

Delegation

Education

University degree

College diploma

Equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Art Director Responsibilities

• Creates, develops and maintains an innovative artistic vision for the game
• Oversees the visual development of the game to completion
• Communicates the visual design and development of the project to all stakeholders
• Creates and maintains art documents including: Art Design, Art Specifications, Style Guides, Art Asset documents and others
• Coordinates and manages the activities of the art team to ensure timely completion and delivery of tasks
• Leads regular art team meetings to review and maximize all art assets
• Review of competitive products from an artistic perspective
• Responsible for the art direction for a variety of projects from 2D Mobile to 3D next generation titles
• Determines art resources required to complete the project on time and to a high quality
• Exhibits leadership, motivation and direction to ensure timely delivery of high quality art assets
• Mentors, motivates and supports each artist to produce the highest quality work
• Conducts annual reviews of direct reports
• Develops strategies for the professional development of all art team members
• Responsible for developing a world class art team

Qualifications

• Must have shipped at least two AAA title as an Art Director or three or more AAA titles as a Lead Artist in the video game industry or in the feature film industry
• Expert knowledge in all aspects of art production including lighting, 2D & 3D, concept design, related software packages, etc..
• Knowledge and appreciation of a wide variety of game genres
• Leadership and management skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all project members, senior management and external stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience managing large art teams and schedules
• Self motivated, positive problem solving, multi tasking skills

Skills

• Excellent communicator
• Able to multi-task, directing multiple projects across multiple genres
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Excellent leadership, time-management and delegation skills
• Solid knowledge of the game art and development process
• Strong documentation skillsExpert familiarity with MS Office tools i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years working in the digital media industry as an Art Director or Lead Artist at either the developer or publisher level
• Shipped at least 3 AAA released projects (mobile, console, PC/Mac)
• University degree, college diploma or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated successful ownership of the artistic vision and implementation from concept to completion
• Experience programming or scripting is a plus

Relationships

• Reports to: Producer and CEO
• Manages: A highly professional and diverse art team

Compensation

• Competitive salary, benefits, revenue/royalty sharing and stock option package available for the right candidate