Art Director - Multiple Levels
Magnopus - Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079![Magnopus](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Establish a visual style that appropriately complements and enhances the experience design set by the creative team.Create beautiful moments of visual surprise and delight, and nurture them through the production process until they exist in the real world and run in real time.Unify the environments, characters, user interfaces, and anything else that can be seen with human eyes into a style that feels fresh but not radical, polished but not boring, and always unique.Inspire and motivate art teams to deliver their best work and provide effective and constructive feedback, with creative solutions to the inevitable challenges that will arise.Communicate and collaborate with multiple teams such as engineering and production to guide visual progress from beginning to end and deliver visuals you’ll be proud to tell people about when you’re old(er).Work closely with production-types to ensure schedules and plans meet business and project needs by incorporating frequent use of words like “synergy” and “alignment.”Requirements
Strong experience in visual and communication design principles.Love of music, musical events (live and virtual), musical culture, and an appreciation for the zeitgeist surrounding specific musical artists.Portfolio that demonstrates a keen eye for artistic and technical direction.Proven experience directing and supporting artists across multiple art disciplines.At least 10 years of experience in computer-generated art.Expert at using 3D Art tools such as Maya, ZBrush, 3ds MAX, Vray, Substance Designer/Painter or 3D Coat.Proficiency in: physically based rendering, lighting, shading, environment and character design, FX, performance analysis, and graphics content optimization.Experience working in Unreal game engine.Minimum of 1 large title shipped on either PC or Console (not just mobile), from concept to final.Outstanding communication skills and ability to lead by example.Nice to Haves
Past experience working with Interactive/VR/AR/Real Time content and understanding what makes them unique.Love for graphic design, illustration, typography, video and photography.Experience with mobile game design (or non-game design).$100,000 - $165,000 a year Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.Because we’re building the future, we endeavor to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together. We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities through their guilds, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits.We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favor collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:Mission: ISSDisney Pixar Coco VRBlade Runner 2049: Memory LabThe Lion King - Virtual ProductionElixir
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