Head of Art Team

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the construction, optimization and progress management of the art team;
• Understand the project's demand for art in terms of design and technology, have product awareness, and organize art design and production from the perspective of customer scheduling;
• Manage the overall art creativity, original painting design and art quality, and provide creative design ideas for game art based on the game world view;
• Be familiar with the upstream and downstream aspects of UE4 project art, and be able to well communicate the work integration of art and other aspects;
• Have a clear understanding of game performance optimization and other aspects;
• Have experience in outsourcing quality control and progress tracking, and have good communication skills to help projects improve efficiency and quality in outsourcing use.

Requirements

1. 10+ years of experience in concept art design in game or film industries;
2. At least 5 years of leadership experience in the video game industry; 2 years of Art Direction experience, especially realistic art style;
3. Must have shipped a minimum of 1-2 AAA games;
4. Good Knowledge of Photoshop and 3D software (e.g. 3DS Max); Master in realistic art style;
5. Ability to revise the work done by others and suggest improvements if necessary;
6. Outstanding creativity and design capability, qualified to lead the breakthrough of art team in the fields of art innovation and concept design;
7. Excellent artistic judgement with international mindset;
8. Be active and highly self-motivated in responsible design work;
9. Understanding of art fundamentals and artistic culture;
10. Great communication (in both Chinese & English) and presentation skills combined with a positive attitude;
11. Natural curiosity and creativity with the ability to explore new ideas and learn from others.