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Get a job: Red 5 Studios seeks an Art Director
Are you an experienced artist looking to take on a lead role? Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is on the hunt for a new art director at the studios' Irvine, CA offices.
March 24, 2015
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Art Director, Red 5 Studios
Location: Irvine, CA
The artists at Firefall developer Red 5 Studios work in a creatively dynamic and open environment, where everyone is encouraged to stretch their creative muscles and truly take ownership of their projects. Our artists aren’t constrained by a specific title or role; and a single member of the team may be asked to tackle many challenges.
Utilizing the latest and greatest technologies to help us realize our goals, we’re on a mission to create a living, breathing world unlike any other for our players to explore.
Responsibilities
Lead the visual efforts in creating the future of persistent world gaming, the canvas is your imagination turning new ideas and approaches into innovative visual realities that jump off the screen creating unique value for in-game assets
Strong cross discipline collaboration and communication. A demonstrable team leader working with designers, artist, programmers and other developers to create compelling visuals that astonish the team and have our players yearning for more
Effectively establish and achieve project goals and milestones
Maintain and enhance Firefall’s brand and high visual standards
Habitually collaborate with art and design leads
Regularly provide feedback while reviewing and approving art in the development cycle
Continuously search for innovative visual styles and techniques to further enhance Firefall’s brand and global presence
Qualifications
A determination to push the creative boundaries every day
Experienced in maintaining quality control standards and visual polish for performance and optimization
A solid understanding of 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and other industry standard software
Experience in video game art production is crucial: taking a task from design to implementation and polish while collaborating with other developer departments
Experience managing art pipelines at a AAA studio
Experience as an art director or an art lead at a AAA studio
Experience developing a distinctive and consistent visual style for a global product
Experience launching a unique product to a global audience attracting millions of players
Excellent problem solving and team building skills with demonstrable mentoring ability
Pluses
Passion for SciFi related art
Experience working on an MMO or FPS
Interested? Apply now.
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