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We’re looking for a seasoned hands-on Art Director that can help contribute to original IP at a growing new studio within the NetEase Games family.

Qualified candidates will come from a concept art background and have a deep history doing previz work for games in addition to managing and leading artists.

If you are looking for a new opportunity that leverages all your experiences as an AD in games, we encourage you to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with the core game design team to iterate on concepts and help develop the visual language of a new game
  • Serve as a core member of the creative leadership of the studio
  • Be able to generate concept illustration for the purposes of developing and iterating on initial game concepts, in addition to helping create and define worlds/environments across a variety of genres
  • Provide feedback to each artist on the team through the use of concept art, reference art, 3D mockups, and paint-overs to ensure a consistent visual style across the game at the highest level of quality
  • Mentor, manage and help a high team of high performing artists do the best work of their careers
  • Establish processes for the game art production and participate in the broader game art industry as a functional leader at the company

Requirements:

  • Proficiency in working across a variety of stylized art styles
  • Previous experience as an Art Director with several noteable shipped titles
  • A strong portfolio of 2D concept work showcasing environment, character, and event concepts
  • Prior career experience as a profession concept artist in games
  • Experience managing and developing artists in a game production environment
  • An online portfolio of recent work to share

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Role Overview:

The Creative Director will work for a new first party studio in charge of developing New IPs. Your main responsibility will be to successfully establish a new studio and secure its games by providing a creative direction for its products that are not only seen as innovative by players but also “Must Plays” by the wider industry . You must make key creative decisions with the development team while nurturing the industries best talent.

Role Responsibilities:

General:

  • Represent and nurture our studio in your area
  • Establish the studio/project strategy in your area
  • Help recruit a best in class, results driven team
  • Work collaboratively with other directors, leads and developers to support project and studio strategies
  • Own our games creative vision and carry forward our studio’s culture/ideology
  • Become the role model through your knowledge, inspiration, and behaviour for all who work around you

Specifics:

  • Provide a loud & clear Creative Direction that leaves little room for misinterpretation while inspiring and engaging your teams
  • Application of current and historical cultural media references (movies, TV, literature, games, pop culture , music etc.)
  • Application of various industry/further afield business models that can support your ideas
  • Unite Narrative, Cinematic, Universe Building, Game Mechanics, Graphics, Audio and Technical with your creative recipe
  • Inspired, never forced, selling of your ideas to others on its creative merit.

Role Requirements

  • Experience as Creative Director for two years or more
  • 8 years + of game development experience on Game Consoles
  • General understanding of all creative and technical elements used for developing a game
  • Expert in identifying what is markable, fun and must have for players
  • Avid gamer who keeps abreast of current trends
  • Ability to self-organize and organize others autonomously
  • Ability to cooperate and construct positive relationships with other directors, leads, and staff.
  • Ability to communicate digestible ideas to others with simplicity, creativity, and logic
  • Ability to prepare, present and document material for others
  • Ability to hands on review and give low level feedback on the game to the team
  • Strong presentation and sales skills
  • Experience in marketing creative ideas a plus

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