Art Director (Fortnite)

TL;DR

Art Director (Fortnite): Leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary artists, programmers, and designers to create the future vision of Fortnite with an accent on identifying and communicating a high-quality visual style. Focus on developing a seasonal vision and executing that vision with a team of artists and coach them to do the same.

Location: Montreal, Canada

Company

hirify.global spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally, making award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

• Collaborate with multiple teams, including Design, Programming, and Production to develop world-class player experiences.
• Imagine and communicate vision to leadership and the team to develop new content that players will love.
• Direct and mentor a worldwide team of artists.
• Interpret the needs of all development disciplines, such as Design and Programming, into final artwork.
• Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - concept, modeling, environment, tech art, lighting, VFX, etc.
• Filter multiple sources of analysis and feedback into visual direction for creating new art, and think strategically about art and how it informs the player experience.

Requirements

• Experience defining and shipping a product-level vision
• Strong desire to partner with disciplines outside of Art to create a unified vision
• Clear understanding and value of art team roles in the player experience
• Experience as a product-level Art Director or Creative Director in a game studio
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal, and storytelling
• Strong leadership skills, with an expectation to guide large teams toward a shared vision

Culture & Benefits

• Pay 100% of the premiums for you and your dependents, covering Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• Offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Celebrate employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
• Offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.