(Job ID:30360)
Job Title: Art Director
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The Electric Sheep Company, Inc.
Virtual World Development
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The Electric Sheep Company, Inc.
Virtual World Development
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Job Description
The Electric Sheep Company, a global leader in virtual world and social media development, is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Art Director to join our team. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and large media concerns such as MTVN, CBS, Warner Brothers, Showtime, and Paramount.
The Art Director at ESC is responsible for the aesthetic vision of our many high profile projects. The position will require working closely with the Creative Director, Technical Director, Producer, and client to ensure the highest quality both visually and with respect to form, functionality, and game play.
Experience:
You've held a senior artist or director position responsible overseeing a team of artists across multiple projects. You’ve been a freelancer and know what it's like to work for an on-staff art director. You are a gamer and have accounts on multiple virtual worlds and social networking sites. You have a broad range of experience creating professional quality art for both 2D and 3D projects.
Responsibilities:
•Set and direct visual standards and ensure visual quality across key projects.
•Create concept sketches of virtual environments, architecture, avatars, and objects in a variety of styles appropriate to multiple ages.
•Execute detailed layout mock-ups for 2D and 3D virtual environments, architecture, avatars, and object design using a variety of tools, methods, and styles.
•Create concept designs, wire frames, and production-ready art for game and virtual world user interfaces and web pages.
•Develop and maintain relationships with freelance and out-source vendors.
•Present work internally and externally to clients.
•Collaborate with Technical Director to maintain technical guidelines.
•Work with our Producer team to ensure that art pipeline process is efficient and conducive to meeting deadlines.
Capabilities:
•Minimum 6-7 years art experience with a focus on web, game, and/or interactive design.
•2-3 years of art director experience.
•Virtual world (or other 3D) design and implementation experience desirable.
•Experience with large-scale new media productions.
•Proven experience communicating effectively with major clients.
•Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent.
•Experience creating art assets for Flash projects.
•Experience in Maya, 3DMax or equivalent preferred.
Samples:
Please send samples of your work including concept sketches, mock-ups, 3D environments, characters, graphic design, fine art, machinima, live sites, Flash.
The Electric Sheep Company, a global leader in virtual world and social media development, is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Art Director to join our team. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and large media concerns such as MTVN, CBS, Warner Brothers, Showtime, and Paramount.
The Art Director at ESC is responsible for the aesthetic vision of our many high profile projects. The position will require working closely with the Creative Director, Technical Director, Producer, and client to ensure the highest quality both visually and with respect to form, functionality, and game play.
Experience:
You've held a senior artist or director position responsible overseeing a team of artists across multiple projects. You’ve been a freelancer and know what it's like to work for an on-staff art director. You are a gamer and have accounts on multiple virtual worlds and social networking sites. You have a broad range of experience creating professional quality art for both 2D and 3D projects.
Responsibilities:
•Set and direct visual standards and ensure visual quality across key projects.
•Create concept sketches of virtual environments, architecture, avatars, and objects in a variety of styles appropriate to multiple ages.
•Execute detailed layout mock-ups for 2D and 3D virtual environments, architecture, avatars, and object design using a variety of tools, methods, and styles.
•Create concept designs, wire frames, and production-ready art for game and virtual world user interfaces and web pages.
•Develop and maintain relationships with freelance and out-source vendors.
•Present work internally and externally to clients.
•Collaborate with Technical Director to maintain technical guidelines.
•Work with our Producer team to ensure that art pipeline process is efficient and conducive to meeting deadlines.
Capabilities:
•Minimum 6-7 years art experience with a focus on web, game, and/or interactive design.
•2-3 years of art director experience.
•Virtual world (or other 3D) design and implementation experience desirable.
•Experience with large-scale new media productions.
•Proven experience communicating effectively with major clients.
•Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent.
•Experience creating art assets for Flash projects.
•Experience in Maya, 3DMax or equivalent preferred.
Samples:
Please send samples of your work including concept sketches, mock-ups, 3D environments, characters, graphic design, fine art, machinima, live sites, Flash.
Job Details
Primary Skill: Artist Game
Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008
Location: New York City, New York
Country: United States
Salary Range: Negotiable
Type of Work: Direct Hire
Work Shift(s): 1st Shift
Primary Skill: Artist Game
Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008
Location: New York City, New York
Country: United States
Salary Range: Negotiable
Type of Work: Direct Hire
Work Shift(s): 1st Shift
Additional Skills:
1. Artist 2D Pixel
1. Artist 2D Pixel
