Art Lead

Multiple Locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA • Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 165369

Position Title: Art Director

External Description:

We are looking for an Art Lead for Apex Legends Mobile who has fundamental art skills and the ability to visualize ideas, concepts and designs. You will be expected to contribute ideas and run with a loose description and will collaborate with other disciplines across our team and the wider studio. You will report to the Creative Director and help oversee content creation from concept to in-game execution. You will also help brand/quality review content from external developers and outsourcing studios to the Apex Legend IP.

Responsibilities:

You will visualize environments, characters, vehicles, color schemes, seasonal themes and the overall mood and feel of the game. You should be comfortable creating rough sketches and happy to talk to our team and partners about the ideas in them.
You will help manage/create early sketches and concepts to then delegate to our external studios and internal outsourcing studios for final execution; help art direct the work from concept all the way to in-game assets.
The images you create should inspire our team or help them visualize ideas.
You will also work with your team and provide leadership, feedback and mentorship where applicable towards increasing quality and efficiency of mobile-first art creation across outsourcing and external developers.
You will help feedback and execute our high-level Creative Director's vision of seasonal content and update stakeholders of seasonal pitches and direction.
You will lead the charge on brand reviews with external art studios and developers, ensuring quality from initial concept to in-game execution.

Requirements:

Ability to produce a broad spectrum of concept work needed in our studio, everything from quick thumbnails through to final illustrations and renders- with a primary focus on concepting.
Excellent ability to inspire, motivate and develop a team
Understanding of color theory, value structure, and lighting fundamentals with an application to both character and environment concept art.
Be as comfortable creating characters as you are painting environments.
Collaborate with other Art Directors, Production Teams, Concept Artists and Content Leads from both outsourcing studios and external development partners.
Must have a passion for videogames and understand the challenges of creating great art in this environment.

Your portfolio should demonstrate the following:

Strong traditional art skills
Ideally two shipped AAA titles as a Lead Concept Artist
Thumbnails and finished illustrations
An understanding of industrial design describing function and form
An eye for composition and an ability to think in three dimensions
Great use of color, light and shadow
A breadth of creative styles
A broad interest in aspects of visual art outside of video and computer games
A good grasp of concept development and the iterative design process

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 25

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