Art Director - Gaming

Art Director - Gaming

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Produces art layouts by developing art concepts and providing work direction to staff.

- Trains, assigns, schedules, and coaches employees.

- Meets art department work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.

- Resolves operational problems.

- Identifies work process improvements.

- Meets art department cost standards by monitoring expenses and implementing cost-saving actions.

- Formulates art concepts by supervising workers engaged in executing layout designs for artwork and copy to be presented by visual communications media.

- Keeps customers informed by reviewing illustrative material for presentation.

- Reviews project production factors by studying budget, background information, objectives, presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.

- Selects and secures illustrative material by formulating basic layout design concepts and conducting research.

- Produces layouts for printing by marking-up, pasting-up, and finishing layouts.

- Obtains client approval by presenting final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; and responds to client commentary and requests.

- Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes.

- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.

- Enhances art department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests.

Art Director Skills and Qualifications:

Education and Experience Requirements:

- Bachelors degree in an art, fine arts or design

- 5 years of experience as an art director or creative director

- 3 years within an agency environment

- Background in Keynote, Google Suite, Powerpoint, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, and Animate)

- Should have experience in developing creative standards & proficiency with illustrator tools