Art Director [Art Team]
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5 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
The Art Director plays a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining the visual identity of the game. This position ensures that all artistic elements meet the highest standards of quality and consistency while aligning with the games technical requirements. Acting as a creative visionary and strategic leader the Art Director guides a specific art team (e.g. concept visual effects) fosters innovation and drives collaboration across disciplines. By setting clear artistic benchmarks and introducing cutting-edge practices the Art Director transforms ideas into visually compelling experiences that resonate with players and elevate the overall production value.
What youlldo
Art Direction & Visual Benchmark
- Understand and apply the art direction of the project communicate the artistic vision and style guide to the local team.
- Ensure consistency of visual identity across all art production.
Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor local concept design and visual effects team fostering creativity and collaboration and development of strong artistic skills.
- Provide constructive feedback and coaching to strength art team core competency to improve artistic quality and production efficiency.
Production Oversight
- Establish artistic benchmarks and references for asset production.
- Conduct quality reviews of art team to ensures unified and high-quality standards delivery.
- Collaborate with animation technical team to align art with gameplay and technical constraints.
Innovation & Standards
- Stay ahead of industry trends and integrate new technologies to enhance production quality and efficiency.
- Set best practices and sustainable solutions for anticipated artistic and technical challenges.
Communication
- Act as the primary voice of the art team in major production meetings.
- Maintain transparent progress reporting to stakeholders.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in game art production including at least 2 years in a lead or director role.
- Strong understanding of 3D art pipelines technical constraints and game engines.
- Proficiency in 2D and 3D software tools and asset creation processes.
- Excellent documentation communication and collaboration skills.
- Deep knowledge of visual trends and industry-standard tools.
- Passion for video game art and market awareness.
Additional Information :
Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences from Assassins Creed Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If youre passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries join our journey and help us create the unknown!
We embrace a hybrid work model helping you stay connected with your team and aligned with business priorities while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Apple Keynote
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Photography
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Digital design
- Maya
- Web Design
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
About Company
Opened in October 2011, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is one of the first major video game studios based in the UAE capital and is focusing on developing and bringing to market successful mobile games for a worldwide audience. This position is based in the vibrant expat city of Abu Dhabi, the c ... View more
