Art Director

Requisition Number: 150102

Position Title: Art Director

External Description:

At Electronic Arts we put our players first, and we’re looking for the most talented and creative game developers to help create amazing experiences for our players. Mobile is the future of our industry and our mobile team is growing fast, with studios around the world and a portfolio of blockbuster titles, EA is uniquely positioned to become the world’s #1 mobile gaming company.

Come and join an exciting team that’s redefining mobile development at EA. Collaboration, gameplay and rapid iteration are what makes us tick as we push to innovate on one of EA’s beloved IPs to be a top mobile title. Our team is well-established but we’re still looking for a few more talented and creative people who are inspired by our mission and fit well within the spirit of our culture. Nothing gets us more charged than the opportunity to deliver an awesome players first game experience that lets our team do something that’s never been done before at EA Mobile. Come and see for yourself, the future is here. 

EA Mobile is looking for an Art Director with strong experience in games development, specifically in the mobile space. The Art Director will head up a project art team to define and champion our visual style, and work with design, product management and tech to make sure we deliver the most appropriate and highest quality art possible. Once production starts, the Art Director will run daily reviews with the artists, giving clear, constructive and inspirational feedback and guidance. A substantial amount of time will be dedicated to guiding the art team, ensuring the artists are following the visual style and delivering both on time and at quality. 

Role requirements

• Define art direction process and establish art vision for our mobile game using data driven approach
• Ensure Art, Design, Product Management and team leads are all in sync and agreement with art direction from initial concept through final asset delivery.
• Development and well-being of the art team
• Creation, maintenance and enforcement of the style guide and other high-level documentation
• Training of Leads in execution against style guide
• Ownership of fidelity and accuracy of all assets.
• Instigate development best practices with Development Director to guarantee delivery of all assets
• Work with marketing, PR and other internal and external partners to ensure art needs are met.
• Work with external outsourcing partners to ensure assets hit style and quality targets.

Skills

• Experience establishing and developing art vision for previous projects
• Highly skilled 2D and/or 3D artist with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Art Direction for game development.
• Ability and passion for getting hands-on to lead and show by example.
• Familiarity with all aspects of game artwork.  Concept art, 2D, 3D, UI, animation and visual effects.
• Significant experience using Maya/Max, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Z-brush, etc.
• Self-motivated, with a good work ethic and a great team-player attitude.
• Experienced in leading teams of artists – must have a good eye for detail and be able to give constructive feedback.
• Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules, a willingness to receive direction and a desire to work closely within a team.
• Highly organized and possessing good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving and prototyping ability.
• A strong understanding of anatomy, mechanical structure and architecture.
• A keen eye for light, color, shape and silhouette, and a knowledge of how to use them.
• Excellent skills at identifying existing visual styles, and ability to utilize them.
• Experience developing games for the mobile market.
• Familiarity with developing games off of strong existing IPs.

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Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.