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Franchise Art Director

PopCap Games | Seattle WA 98121 USA | Full Time | Posted: 12/08/2011

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PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000, was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2011, and has a worldwide staff of more than 600 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units.

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PopCap is looking for an Art Director to join our Peggle Franchise Studio. The Peggle Franchise Art Director will be responsible for defining and directing a stylistic reboot of our Peggle franchise.

Responsibilities:

  • Working with key stakeholders, define an artistic vision for the Peggle franchise
  • Create and maintain a franchise style guide
  • Ensure artistic consistency across platforms and games whilst allowing for platform specialization
  • Hiring, goal setting and performance reviews for four artists in two locations. A significant component of this role is nurturing the existing, talented art teams
  • Oversee the work of the artists across multiple projects simultaneously to ensure it meets the PopCap standard of high quality art
  • Schedule resources and ensure art assets are organized and tracked
  • Work with stakeholders in the rest of the company to ensure consistent representation of game assets in marketing materials

    Required Skills/Personal Requirements:

  • Strong, unique creative identity with the ability to communicate and inspire
  • 7+ years experience as an artist or animator in a high-tech environment is required
  • 3+ years experience as a managing artist
  • Ability to provide clear constructive feedback to artists on their work
  • Strong graphic design skills, including logo treatments, color and font choices, screen layout, etc.
  • Wide range of experience in all areas of game art, including creation of backgrounds, characters, game objects, user interface, animation, creation of 3D objects, particle effects, etc.
  • Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects and 3D software packages
  • Strong creative and technical communication skills
  • A keen understanding of the difference between feedback and direction
  • Strong organizational skills
  • A passion for games
  • A genuine interest in people and desire to help them improve
  • This role will require a quarterly trip to Ireland

    Education and/or Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or related experiences

    This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.

    • Experience Requiredtop

    7+ years experience as an artist or animator in a high-tech environment is required

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    Location Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
    Job Level Senior
    Categories Art / Animation, Social / Online Games
    Pref Degree Bachelor's Degree
    Work Site On site

    Location Maptop

    Seattle, WA, 98121, United States

    Contact Informationtop

    Contact Name Patrick Nunn
    How to apply Applications are no longer accepted for this job posting.
    Primary Phone 206-588-8569
    Job Code Franc