Art Director (Game Development)

Location: Hybrid in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: CAD 133,500–186,400 per year in British Columbia, depending on location.

Company

Develops interactive entertainment experiences and a portfolio of video games for players worldwide.

What you will do

• Define, uphold, and communicate the visual direction and quality standards for Sims products.
• Maintain visual guides and ensure cohesion across art disciplines, internal teams, and external partners.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, art leads, technical art, and engineering to refine pipelines, workflows, and innovation.
• Translate product goals into clear content strategies and executable art priorities.
• Manage and develop artists by creating clarity, accountability, growth opportunities, and strong performance conditions.
• Grow art leaders and partner with outsourcing leadership to improve quality, consistency, delivery, and team capabilities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in game development and at least one shipped AAA title as an Art Director.
• Experience managing artists or other game developers and developing talent.
• Experience establishing and presenting an art vision, visual guidelines, and content plans.
• Ability to translate product goals into clear, executable direction.
• Understanding of contemporary 3D game development, including concept art, character and environment modeling, lighting, animation, visual effects, and UI design.
• Strong sense of visual storytelling, composition, form, and palette.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with a focus on creativity, transparency, collaboration, adaptability, and curiosity.
• Three weeks of vacation per year to start and 10 days of sick time annually in Canada.
• Extended health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
• Paid maternity, parental, and adoption leave benefits, plus potential bonus and incentive programs.
• Learning, experimentation, career growth, mental well-being, and community support programs.