Art Director at Blackbirdinteractive

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements. At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada. Responsibilities • Maintain and help develop the Art Vision whilst driving new content and features. • Collaborate with production to ensure product stays on-time and on budget to the highest quality. • Create and drive visual targets that set the vision & quality bar for art in-engine. • Delegate and direct responsibilities where needed, and proactively seek out and present solutions to problems. • Give clear and consistent communication (and feedback) to the development team and external partners throughout production. Sell the Art Direction to all invested parties. • Collaborate with the Game leadership team to deliver a world-class addition to a popular indie franchise, and work with production to ensure product stays on time and on budget. • Help mentor and grow artists to improve in their thinking, process, and craft. Inspire the art team to deliver consistent quality across all art disciplines. • Collaborate with studio art leadership to grow and maintain an inspiring art culture, and participate in hiring and maintaining the best talent in the industry. • Drive all disciplines within the Art Department, including stylisation and optimisation approaches for VFX and Tech Art. Requirements • 5+ years of extensive games industry art experience. • 2+ years preferred as an Art Director. • Experience with both Console and PC releases • Unreal 4 or 5 experience • Expresses passion and strong skills in both 2D and 3D art. • Communicate an eagerness for playing current popular games and understanding the art direction decisions.