Franchise Art Director
Company: Microsoft Corporation
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: June 18, 2022
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Job Description:
The Initiative, located in Santa Monica and part of Microsoft's
Xbox Game Studios, is the development team creating Perfect Dark.
Our studio is about craft, creating story, innovating, and looking
ahead to the next big thing. At The Initiative, we are looking for
collaborative problem solvers who want to dive into something new
and create groundbreaking experiences for our players. Join us for
this once-in-a-career opportunity to help build the studio, define
our culture, and create an environment that attracts world-class
talent.We are looking for a Franchise Art Director to join our
Perfect Dark team. This role will focus on establishing and
maintaining the vision for the brand, worldbuilding, key art, and
other awe-inspiring artwork to realize the artistic vision for the
project and franchise.Qualified applicants will have extensive
Artistic expertise, creative problem-solving experience, strong
attention to detail, and imagination to explore iterations and
produce final creative designs.In this role as Franchise Art
Director, you will be a key creative stakeholder in the project
success and committed to the studio mission.You will work
seamlessly with other Directors to set audacious goals and drive
vision, develop world and character guidelines, and work to create
a positive working environment for creatives to feel motivated to
work for, feel inspired by, and are committed to the success
of.Ideally, you are experienced across a range of styles with the
ability to provide both 2D and 3D conceptual work, and enjoy
collaborating with others to create rich, immersive experiences.As
Franchise Art Director, you will work directly with the Art and
Design team, and other key stakeholders across disciplines, to
deliver the following:**Responsibilities**+ Work with Directors and
Art leads to develop a cohesive, iconic Artistic vision and Perfect
Dark brand+ Own and produce inspiring visuals and creative designs
from inception through delivery of final illustrations, including
applying traditional Art values, composition, and theory, to meet
game vision goals+ Work with Art leads to define visual style
guides and creative briefs to aid other Artists, ensuring visual
quality, style, and attention to detail throughout the game+ Inform
brand standards, Artistic guidelines, marketing material, key art,
trailers and other Perfect Dark collateral+ Participate in Art
reviews and provide critical and inclusive feedback to Artists and
other creatives+ Provide coaching, mentorship, art feedback and
training to Artists and other creatives+ Establish and maintain
relationships with internal and external partners+ Define team
processes and concept production planning+ Share a proactive
mindset, provide creative ideas and solutions that help improve
quality of the project and the IP / brand expression+ Demonstrate a
willingness to give and receive feedback, collaborate with others
to share techniques, ideas, and contribute to a positive working
environment that focuses on both implementation and
experimentation**Qualifications**+ Proven experience in creating
and visualizing worlds, characters, and genre defining visuals+
Shipped titles as an Art Director or in a similar role for linear
entertainment+ 8+ years of conceptual experience in designing,
developing, in a published game or entertainment with market or
critical acclaim+ Demonstrated a deep experience in Concept / 2D
visual design for game or film/ TV development+ Portfolio
demonstrating artistic and technical abilities+ Knowledge of both
industry relevant 2D and 3D art software, including
knowledge/experience with Maya, Substance Designer, Photoshop.
Etc.+ Strong traditional artistic skills with a expertise in
composition, rendering, anatomy, color theory, perspective,
lighting, environment, architectural, character, and graphic
design+ Experiencepartnering withinternal and external partners
that play various roles and functions,including marketing and
co-development+ Exceptional portfolio that exhibits artistic style
and design sensibilities**Preferred:**+ Start-up game development
studio experience+ Demonstrated knowledge of Maya or other 3D
software+ Passion for art, innovation, and technology as well as a
positive, team-oriented mentality+ Passion for making visually
groundbreaking games, with a desire to push boundaries and forge
new industry standards+ Understanding of cutting-edge process,
tools, and industry techniques+ Experience in developing key art,
brand, and/or marketing material+ The ability to providedirect
feedback to stakeholders when deadlines or expectations are not
within reasonor details are needed+ Excellent organization and
problem-solving skills+ Demonstrable ability to work
confidentlyacross a multi-layeredteam+ Excellent communication,
writing, presentation, and organizational skills+ Work diligently
with the team to facilitate, collaborate, and contribute to a
positive cultural environment+ Experience in leading teams of
Artists**Portfolio Submission:**+ Examples of personal and
professional artwork+ Examples of understanding of the development
workflow of concept to creation+ Examples of Art Bibles, Brand
Bibles or Visual Development guidesMicrosoft is an equal
opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry,
color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression,
genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national
origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation,
protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also
consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories,
consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a
reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application
or the recruiting process, please send a request via the
Accommodation request form
(https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/accommodationrequest)
.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of
your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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