Art Director game development

Аbout us:

We are a dynamic and scalable full-cycle Console & PC Game Developer and focused on next gen AAA games creation. 

Our team is veterans of the gaming industry and have worked on well-known world-class games.

Dragon's Lake administrative HQ is in Limassol, Cyprus, with production team mostly in Kyiv, Ukraine, and presence in California.

We're looking for people who love their craft and want to be part of real great games. We invite you to join us and become a Dragon.

We are looking for Art Director (game development)

Qualifications:

Thorough understanding of all aspects of game development process, from design methodology to craftsmanship and production.

Multi years experience managing/mentoring art teams, and preferred ship titles as Art Director or in a senior management level.

Experience in Unreal Engine.

Experience on the pc/console game development market.

Solid understanding of cutting edge Art development processes, limitations and dependencies across mediums, including interactive (games, web, devices) and VFX (for film or TV - including matte painting, compositing, art direction).

Successful candidate has to demonstrate an understanding of a range of Art/Design styles, with confident foundation of Art/Design history and up-to-date with current visual influencers across the entertainment and tech industries.

Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal confidence. Hands-on art talent: ability to create concept art, storyboards, sketches, animatics, assemble reference and mood boards, write creative briefs and visual guidelines.

Strong narrative and problem-solving skills; able to visually express different types of story sequence as well as illustrate functionality.

In-depth mastery of 2D and 3D art and animation packages, including Photoshop and at least one industry standard

Good command of English.

Responsibilities:

Maintaining the Aesthetic of the title as it relates to the overall IP vision.

Mentoring and managing artists across various sub-disciplines (modeling/props, animation, FX, etc).

Help define and set the visual tone and "vision" of titles in development. Maintain the "pillars" of a project and style that can inform all disciplines, inside and out of the art department, updating and changing as necessary.

Partner with other creative leads to ensure that other disciplines - inside and out of the art department- can use to inform directions and decisions.

Facilitating proper support of design and technology.

Prioritizing art tasks and tech needs, broadcasting to the team, while providing a comfortable environment for cross-discipline feedback.

Creating a safe environment for people to feedback across disciplines and turning valid feedback into actionable tasks.

Help influence a culture of quality, balancing purposeful experimentation with the larger needs of the project.

We offer:

International AAA title game projects.

International team with best in class experience.

Work with renowned industry specialists (Microsoft, 2K).

Business trips, English courses and a lot of perks.