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Art Director
Framestore
New York, NY, United States
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Immersive Entertainment - Art Director
Framestore has immediate opportunities for both freelance and staff Art Directors to work across a variety of AR, VR, and experiential projects.
As a senior member of the team, the Art Director will play an active role in conceptual development while defining and maintaining aesthetics for both pitches and active projects. The AD collaborates with creative, technology and production teams to support a variety of studio functions on a day to day basis. The AD will work across multiple projects in various phases of development simultaneously, and will support pitches, presentations, internal and external calls and meetings as necessary.
Ideal Candidate:
• An excellent communicator and have the ability to articulate a vision both internally and to clients
• You find inspiration in design, technology, architecture and physical experiences, and maintain a healthy work-life balance beyond the studio
• A focus on applying your skills to creating experiences using new technology: VR, AR, games, experiential are all pertinent areas of experience and interest
• A thorough knowledge of the VFX/commercial industry and/or games industry, and can relate it to clients as an artful and unique vision
• Outgoing, hands-on, and collaborative with an acute attention to detail
• A natural leader and mentor
• Ability to create thoughtful, conceptual work that delivers on strategy and value
• A strong creative aesthetic and can articulate your ideas in a clear, concise manner to the team
Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the Creative Directors to execute creative vision and ideas against client briefs
• Define overall aesthetic style and direction for projects through to delivery
• Help to assess project scope and collaborate with production and development team members
• Understand client expectations and requirements for success
• Support presentations, collect feedback, workshop ideas and find solutions
• Participate in strategic development of new project opportunities
Requirements:
• 3+ years as an art director, 7+ years experience in a fast-paced professional creative environment
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Art, Design or related studies
• Strong aesthetic, conceptual, organizational, problem solving, and time management skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Skills Required: Graphic design, Art Direction, 3D and/or Motion Graphics
• Background in highly detailed concepts a bonus
• Adobe Creative Suite required (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). After Effects, Cinema4D, Maya, Unity/Unreal Engine, Keynote a plus
• Fundamental understanding of designing for experiences using realtime graphics (using Unity, Unreal Engine, etc)
• UX & UI experience a plus
• Interactive project experience a plus: AR, VR, Experiential, Mobile, Web, Games