Art Director

• Align a multidisciplinary team of artists and developers to craft and maintain a compelling art style that synergizes with the intended creative direction of the game and delights players
• Work directly with our publishing partner’s Art Directors, Game Director & PCF’s Creative Director to build and maintain strong relationships and ensure the team executes on the vision set by the publisher
• Deliver and support the creative vision for character design, ensuring each asset aligns with and enhances the game’s overall aesthetic
• Collaborate closely with VFX, lighting, and UI teams to integrate characters seamlessly across all visual layers and maintain consistency throughout the world
• Ensure art production partners have timely and clear feedback to deliver against the project's target schedule and quality
• Set art briefs provide information to vendors and PCF team to meet quality thresholds and recommend rework to meet delivery standards and project schedules
• Build, evolve and maintain pipelines in partnership with the Technical Art director to meet visual goals and performance targets
• Provide art direction feedback to internal and external artists, and proactively ensure art style guides and vendor guides are updated to avoid future downstream issues
• Act as the gatekeeper for visual quality, conducting daily reviews and feedback sessions with the ExDev team to evaluate deliverables for visual fidelity, integration readiness, and adherence to standards
• Coordinate with production and art leads to ensure external vendors meet quality targets and milestone deadlines
• Filter and consolidate feedback before presenting work to our publishing partner for Reviews
• Mentor and grow the capabilities of both internal and external art teams, reinforcing externally-defined quality expectations
• Translate creative feedback into clear, actionable tasks
• Provide constructive feedback and clear communications to enhance behavior and performance, ensuring a continuous improvement approach
• Takes responsibility for evaluating their direct reports during periodic performance reviews, providing valuable insights and assessments toward their career development
• Fosters an engaging atmosphere within their team, as well as ensuring a healthy work-life balance by setting clear expectations and scope of work, empowering individuals to propose solutions, and express their opinions and make informed decisions
• Utilizes data such as pulse checks and satisfaction scores to guide decision-making
• Develops and champions the vision and strategy for the department's and projects' development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Effectively communicates with the Development Director, Creative Director, project Directors and stakeholders, Co-Head of Studios and HRBP to present the vision and strategy for the department and project
• Offers well-thought-out solutions and recommendations
• Champions and exemplifies PCF’s system of values, proficiently assessing individuals' behaviors in alignment with these values and effectively communicating and promoting adherence to them
• Fosters effective collaboration with other departments to achieve a cohesive effort and enhance overall effectiveness and outcomes
• Oversee all game art content, ensuring that visual elements are of the highest possible quality
• Drive the project’s artistic vision in line with the overall creative direction for the game
• Collaborate with Technical Artists and Leads to develop efficient art pipelines and establish metrics that ensure artistic goals are met within technical performance targets
• Keeping informed about the latest advances in game art techniques and technology
• Provide consistent, articulate feedback to the Art team that promotes alignment to the artistic vision
• Collaborate with Leads to challenge and grow the proficiency of each artist on the team
• Be actively involved with and guiding recruitment efforts for the Art Department, vetting candidates, performing interviews / recommending hires

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