Crystal Dynamics is looking for a Senior Artist for the role of an art lead in its shared Creative Services department at its studio in Menlo Park at the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley.
Title Description/Functions
[ul]
[li]Direct Manager of the Creative Services Art Department, including Concept Artists, 3D Environment and Object Artists, FX Artists.
[/li][li]Acts as liaison between the Creative Services Art Department and the Art Directors on the teams.
[/li][li]Responsible for directing Creative Services Art Department in the execution of client project job orders by providing focused direction, and reinforcement of clients’ artistic goals.
[/li][li]Support Creative Services Art Producer in the creation of project schedules, work estimates, and resource assignments.
[/li][li]Responsible for directing Creative Services Art Department in the execution of publisher requests including marketing/pr material, press/promotion material, as well as misc. studio related art needs.
[/li][li]Responsible for evaluating external art resources contractors and production houses towards potential outsourcing contracts.
[/li][li]Maintains Creative Services art quality bar through review and approval of art related materials delivered to client projects.
[/li][li]Responsible for performance evaluations and direct mentoring of Creative Services Art Department.
[/li][/ul]Essential skills
[ul]
[li]5+ years of experience in games industry.
[/li][li]A history of shipping commercially successful products.
[/li][li]Prior leadership in on a shipped product as an Art Lead.
[/li][/ul]Preferred skills
[ul]
[li]Strong operations skills and leadership skills.
[/li][li]Strong understanding of Art related software packages including Photoshop, Maya, 3DsMax.
[/li][li]The ideal candidate should have a wide range of hands on experience, and knowledge of the major aspects of Art preproduction/ production, such as modeling, texturing, conceptual work, lighting and shading, and rendering.
[/li][li]Strong Time management skills with a proven ability to focus on priorities, solve problems, handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
[/li][li]Excellent communication skills. The candidate must have the ability to communicate with team Art Directors, and translate artistic direction to the Creative Services art group effectively.
[/li][li]BS/BA art related degree or equivalent experience.
[/li][li]Direct experience managing/scheduling art content production is essential.
[/li][li]Experience with the next-gen consoles and workflows is a plus.
[/li][/ul]Please apply through our recruiting site - http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=VAM&cws=1&rid=156, and include a link to your work samples. Alternately, mail samples to our office Attn: Recruiting, Crystal Dynamics, 64 Willow Pl., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Samples can also be emailed to jobs@crystald.com.
Crystal Dynamics has consistently pursued excellence in third-person action adventures, earning critical acclaim for setting new standards in visuals, game design, animation, storytelling, soundscape and character development utilizing internally developed state-of-the-art technology and tools. Successful games developed at Crystal include the Tomb Raider: Legend (www.tombraider.com), the Legacy of Kain series, Project: Snowblind, Whiplash, Mad Dash Racing and the GEX series. Crystal Dynamics was founded in 1992 and acquired in 1998 by Eidos Interactive (www.eidos.com), the well known publisher of Tomb Raider series, Deus Ex, Thief, and the Hitman series.