Art Director - China
Keywords Studios, China
Job Description
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COMPANY PROFILE:
Keywords Studios is an international service provider in the global video games industry with studios in Madrid, Dublin, London, Barcelona, Milan, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, New Delhi, Pune, Montreal, Seattle, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Portland, Raleigh, Orlando, and Rio de Janeiro (among others!). With over 9,000 employees passionate about games around the world, we provide a range of translation, testing, audio, customer care, engineering and art production services to Video Game Developers and Publishers alike.
Keywords Studios China provides a professional yet fun environment that stimulates personal individual growth, inspiring loyalty among employees. You will work with talented, driven, and creative people--and create the most epic experiences together. Keywords Studios China is focused on hiring and retaining the best and brightest, fostering an environment of creativity and camaraderie.
RedHot 2010 500
AAA RagnarokVanguard 4 5
2017 RedHot Keywords International Limited KWS Keywords
RedHot was founded in 2010 by veterans from the US and Chinese video game outsourcing industries, which has enabled us to run as lean as possible, while still offering a robust array of services, all without sacrificing quality or security. Over the years we have grown from a small core team to a company over 500 strong, spread across multiple locations in China and one in Southeast Asia.
We provide art services to some of the most exciting AAA projects in the industry today including God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Call of Duty Vanguard, Age of Empires 4, Sniper Elite 5, and many others.
In 2017, RedHot became part of Keywords International Limited, a Public Limited Company trading on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker KWS. We have been honored to join the collection of exceptional studios that comprise the Keywords family.
THE ROLE:
We are looking for a person who is passionate about 3D animation, the ‘big picture’ of art direction, and knows how to extrapolate on creative direction notes to keep asset production ‘on look’ and cohesive. The candidate will be comfortable moving from style to style and identifying the key stylistic characteristics across a variety of projects. They will also be comfortable with the language of art direction and can confidently give feedback as well as ask the right questions of the team or the client.
As Art Director, you will work closely with the local production team. You would also have possibilities working with multiple studios and getting to know the latest gaming animation production procedures. We work together to get anything done within a clients’ pipeline to fulfil any request from start to finish. Hopefully they can not only collaborate with teams from all over the world but also can build trust within teams.
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Requirements
- Passionate about games, proven 3+ years art leadership working experience as in either the game industry or related entertainment industry.
3 - Excellent Chinese and English (written and verbal) skills.
- Strong game production work experience showcasing top quality work.
- Ability to work in multiple software packages and game engines (i.e. 3DS Max, Maya, Zbrush, Unreal, Unity).
3DS MaxMayaZbrushUnrealUnity - Expert understanding of industry standard techniques and tools.
- Excellent communication skills, with an understanding for the value of listening to as well as providing feedback, confidence to ask the right questions.
- Team Player, quick learner and self-motivated.
- Enthusiasm to expand knowledge in keeping with industry evolution.
DUTIES amp; RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understand client’s requirements and artistic style of various projects. Provide art guidance for Chinese production team
- Responsible/answer to the client for the visual direction and QC of work.
- Building rapport, trust, and clear lines of communication with clients.
- Help with estimation, team feedback and pipeline development.
, - Leading teams of artists by instruction and setting example.
- Define and communicate the key components of the project style and design.
- Collaborate with different 3D Art teams, coordinate resources and projects between multiple internal Chinese and external teams and studios.
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Benefits
- Flexible working hours start your workday anytime between 9:00 and 10:00 AM.
- Base salary*12 month; 13th salary after 1 full year’ service
- Commercial health insurance
- 10 days’ annual leave
- Psychological care free mental health support