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Technical Creative Director for Games

Zoic Studios | Culver City CA 90232 USA | Full Time, Contract, Project/Temporary | Posted: 01/08/2013

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Zoic Studios is an award winning visual effects studio located in Culver City, CA. Zoic has created the award winning effects for series such as CSI, True Blood, and Battlestar Galactica. Outside of their booming episodic, film, and commercial departments, Zoic boasts a booming department devoted to cinematic, trailers, teasers, in game animation and additional media for games

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Technical Creative Director for Games
Zoic Studios: Position Openings
Job Title: Technical Creative Director for Games
Location: Culver City, CA

About Zoic Studios Game Department
Zoic Studios is a multiple Emmy and V.E.S award winning VFX company, comprised of accomplished artists, supervisors, and producers, who understand all aspects of visual effects and the creative story process.

Our accomplished game team has worked on AAA games with clients such as Epic, Sony, EA and Activision including recent work on the “Attract Mode” for PlayStation Allstars Battle Royale with Superbot/Sony and recent work with Alex Seropian on the upcoming Industrial Games release “MorningStar”.

Summary of Position
To oversee the technical execution of game projects: from pipeline optimization through completion of delivery. Work alongside supervisors and lead artists to manage an internal team ranging in size of ten to twenty artists, depending on the project. Responsible for identifying opportunities for pipeline optimization, communicating with clients, and helping to build great teams. Ability to work in a fast-paced, tight deadline environment is a must!

Responsibilities & Qualifications
*10 years+ experience working in-engine
*Develop pipeline and best practices for doing high end in-engine cinematic and virtual production work
*Create efficiencies in pipeline to elevate level of quality and costs
*Liaise with clients on how to best approach their work and collaborate creatively.
*Attend client pitch meetings when necessary
*Leverage technical relationships in industry to assist with sales
*Attend and sometimes speak at tradeshows on behalf of Zoic
*Work with Pipeline supervisor to leverage proprietary technology and assets across other media to increase offering to Zoic clients
*Able to develop teams and cast jobs accordingly.

To apply, please submit your resume and reel to: jobs@zoicstudios.com
No phone calls please.

Please be sure to include any applicable game credits (including job titles), as well as any awards you have won or panels that you have participated in.

Thank you!

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

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10+ years

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Location Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Job Level Senior
Categories Art / Animation, Game / Level Designer / Creative Director
Pref Degree GED
Work Site On site
Platforms Playstation 3,Xbox 360,Wii,Online Multiplayer,Browser Based Games,Windows,Windows Mobile,Mobile phone,PSP,PSP2

Location Maptop

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