Associate Art Director (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Associate Art Director (Gamedev): Driving the visual direction for an ambitious interactive entertainment project with an accent on character, world, concept, and lighting/VFX pipelines. Focus on establishing visual standards, mentoring cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality, scalable content delivery within real-time production environments.

Location: Must be based in Montreal and willing to work in the office at least 4 days per week. Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in media and entertainment, creating world-class content across film, television, streaming, and theme park experiences.

What you will do

• Define and uphold visual direction within your specialty while aligning with the overall artistic vision.
• Translate creative goals into clear guidelines, workflows, and production-ready direction.
• Lead and mentor artists and discipline leads across internal and external teams.
• Review work to ensure quality, consistency, realism, and technical feasibility.
• Drive cross-discipline collaboration with Design, Tech Art, and Production teams.
• Identify risks and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable content.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in game development or related art direction leadership roles.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Must be willing to work in the Montreal office a minimum of 4 days a week.
• Proven experience leading teams or disciplines on shipped titles.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual direction in one or more specialty areas.
• Deep understanding of real-time pipelines and scalable production workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience on large-scale or complex productions.
• Familiarity with modern real-time engines such as Unreal Engine.
• Experience working with outsourcing partners or distributed teams.
• Strong problem-solving mindset bridging creative and technical constraints.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on high-profile, ambitious interactive entertainment projects.
• Inclusive culture focused on attracting and developing diverse talent.
• Rich tradition of community engagement and social responsibility.
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams and global reach.