Amber is hiring an Art Director for Play With Fire, our newest studio. You will be the central creative pillar responsible for reimagining a famous video game IP. This fully remote role involves leading the art vision, collaborating closely with a creative director, and overseeing art teams to implement compelling designs from concept to final product.
What You'll Do
- Imagine and communicate the creative vision, evangelizing the game's direction to develop new content.
- Develop and maintain the visual aesthetic throughout the entire product.
- Lead and direct a team of artists in a remote environment, providing clear feedback and critique.
- Think strategically about how art informs and shapes the player experience.
- Be heavily involved in every stage of the game’s development cycle, ensuring the highest quality art.
- Lead pre-production creation of storyboards, logos, UI, character design, environments, and define visual targets and style guides.
- Motivate the team, keep artists focused, and devise solutions to mitigate art production risks.
- Work closely with producers, programmers, game designers, and the creative director to interpret needs into final artwork.
- Produce artwork in multiple styles to provide directional benchmarks for the team.
- Evaluate, hire, and manage all art disciplines and third-party/outsource partners. Develop leadership and empower the team.
- Oversee production of art tools, pipelines, and content creation, identifying new tools and evaluating competing products.
What We're Looking For
- A strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, and appeal.
- Mandatory excellent communication skills.
- Proven experience as an art director or production designer in a game studio.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience on games, ideally from scratch.
- Strong knowledge in building design or environment art, as well as different art-styles, techniques, and workflows.
- In-depth knowledge of all aspects of asset creation including modeling, texturing, animation, sprite production, UI and VFX.
- Deep understanding of art disciplines and their workflows.
- Strong leadership skills to guide a large group toward a singular vision.
- Strong communication and leadership skills combined with a start-up mentality, determination, and ownership.
Nice to Have
- The ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques.
- A strong collaborative nature to partner with senior art directors and discipline leads.
- Openness to learn new tools and game engines.
- A habit of maintaining up-to-date knowledge of cultural, design, and business trends.
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with a prolific indie creative director, serving as a critical creative team member and guiding force. You'll also work closely with discipline leads.
Work Mode
This is a global, fully remote position.
Amber is dedicated to delivering top-notch service and values each member's contributions to our mission of continuous improvement and innovation. Our team works together towards common goals.
