Senior Art Director

Requisition Number: 171565

Position Title: Senior Art Director

External Description:

Role Overview

CrowdStar is looking for a Senior Art Director on our premier lifestyle fashion application, Covet Fashion. In this role, you will manage a team of creative professionals, oversee in-house and external asset development pipelines, and work cross-functionally with discipline leads across the game to champion the vision and delight players while providing leadership, guidance, and feedback for the team. You will exercise your eye for the elevated, luxury aesthetic and leverage a deep technical knowledge of how to bring that vision to life on a mobile platform. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with experience managing teams, an established background in technical problem-solving, and a passion for the fashion and beauty industries. This position can be filled remotely but will work closely with art and development teams located in San Francisco, Toronto, and Hyderabad.

Responsibilities:

• Lead with direct authority and influence in order to inspire the whole team in a bold direction.
• Oversee the creative generation process in a fast-paced, live ops-oriented game development environment.
• Mentor a team of globally-distributed artists, animators, art directors, and UI/UX designers internally and externally.
• Distill abstract concepts and ideas into clear, cohesive visual imagery with actionable direction.
• Collaborate with Content, Brand, Marketing, Product, and Development to ensure creative strategy is aligned with broader roadmap goals and game-wide initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for new tools and scripts that can streamline work for the art team.
• Be a champion for quality and provide creative leadership, vision, and guidance for the team on a day to day basis.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited Design or Game Art Program, with 10+ years related experience in a mobile game development or live operational environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proven experience developing and mentoring teams at all levels.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a dynamic, cross-functional team environment. 
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After Effects, and Dimension.
• Expert knowledge in game art production in Cocos 2D, and working knowledge of Cocos Creator for UI, Particle Designer, and Spline.
• Working knowledge of UI/UX design for mobile apps and games.
• Experience directing the visuals of a player’s journey, from in-game art, to UI/UX, to animation, to graphic design, to ASO & UA assets.
• A love of fashion and interest in garment construction, costumes, and women’s clothing.
• A passion for hair and makeup design and current trends.
• Dedication to helping players feel equally represented through expanded options in skin tones, hair textures, and facial features.

Please submit your portfolio with your application. 

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. es una empresa de software de entretenimiento interactivo líder a nivel mundial. EA distribuye juegos, contenido y servicios en línea para consolas, ordenadores personales, teléfonos móviles y tabletas conectados a Internet.

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About Electronic Arts

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: 166

Can this position be remote?: 0

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EA ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Nuestras decisiones de empleo se hacen independientemente de raza, color, nacionalidad, ascendencia, sexo, género, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, edad, información genética, religión, discapacidad, condición médica, embarazo o estado civil, familiar o de veterano. EA también lleva a cabo ajustes de espacios de trabajo para individuos cualificados con discapacidades, de acuerdo con la ley aplicable.