Art Director

Requisition Number: 116269

Position Title: Art Director

External Description:

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, SSX, and EA SPORTS UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

EA SPORTS Mobile team is looking for an Art Director with strong experience in games development, specifically in the mobile space. The Art Director will be responsible for defining what our art creation process is, what our visual style is, and how to make sure we deliver the highest quality art possible. Once production starts, the Art Director will run daily reviews with the artists, giving clear, constructive 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 process and establish art vision using data driven approach across multiple areas to include – UI/UX, Live Services, Gameplay, and Presentation. 
• 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 and monitoring of pipelines and processes
• Guarantee fidelity and accuracy of all assets
• Guarantee delivery of all assets
• Develop concept art for New IP’s and features. 
• Instigate development best practices with Development Director

Skills

• Experience establishing art vision for previous projects
• Highly skilled in 2D and/or 3D art direction for revenue generating, public facing product.  Background in mobile games is desired. 
• Experienced in leading teams of artists – must have a good eye for detail and be able to give constructive feedback.
• Excellent skills at identifying existing visual styles, and ability to utilize them.
• Self-motivated, with a good work ethic and a great team-player attitude.
• Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules, a willingness to receive direction and a desire to work closely within a team.
• Hands on background using tools such as Maya/Max, Photoshop and Z-brush
• 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.
• Familiarity with developing games off of strong existing IPs.

 

 

 

EA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

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Days Open: 192

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。