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Art Director @Techland S.A.

[Hiring] Art Director @Techland S.A.

Mar 28, 2025 - Techland S.A. is hiring a remote Art Director. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Poland.

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Role Description

As an Art Director at Techland, you will define and execute the overall artistic vision for a new game project within the Dying Light Universe. You will ensure excellence in all in-game visual assets, playing a pivotal role in both creative and technical processes.

  • Create and define the artistic vision for the game based on the Creative Director’s direction, ensuring it aligns with gameplay, narrative, and technical constraints.
  • Design and develop visual and stylistic direction for all game content, including environments, characters, and assets.
  • Communicate and maintain the artistic vision throughout the development process, ensuring alignment and consistency across all teams involved.
  • Apply technical expertise to optimize assets for performance, ensuring they meet artistic and gameplay needs.
  • Collaborate closely with the Technical Art Director to refine game-oriented asset creation pipelines and implement efficient workflows.
  • Direct and contribute to the creation of high-quality visual assets, ensuring they enhance immersion and support game mechanics.
  • Oversee and refine the production process, balancing artistic excellence with technical feasibility.
  • Provide hands-on guidance to artists and team leads, fostering innovation and problem-solving in visual development.
  • Support team growth, actively participating in recruiting, mentoring, and developing artistic talent.

Qualifications

  • At least 10 years of experience in video game art, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role such as Lead Artist or Art Director.
  • Proven track record with at least 2 shipped AAA titles (experience in post-apocalyptic genres is a plus).
  • A strong passion for video games, particularly open-world design and the ability to create immersive game worlds.
  • Experience in leading and managing art teams, including building new teams from the ground up, overseeing candidate selection, and managing the recruitment process.
  • Deep understanding of artistic principles such as composition, lighting, color theory, and visual storytelling.
  • Extensive knowledge of character, object, world, and animation asset creation, with the ability to direct asset development to optimize visuals for gameplay, artistic style, and narrative cohesion.
  • Extensive knowledge of the latest art creation tools (e.g., ZBrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop) and technical aspects of asset creation, including material effects, resolution selection, texture unification, and shader creation.
  • Strong understanding of technical constraints and opportunities in game development, with the ability to optimize visual assets for performance while enhancing artistic quality through technical improvements when necessary.
  • Experience working closely with design, programming, and technical art teams to integrate art into the gameplay experience.
  • Strong communication skills, able to give clear, constructive feedback and foster a collaborative and positive working environment.
  • Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

  • A wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, pro-health campaigns, gifts for different occasions.
  • An outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner.
  • A constant stream of company newsletters, PR & project updates so you will always be in the know.
  • Many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes.
  • State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (WrocĹ‚aw office), and a free car park (Warsaw limited amount of space).

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Posted Mar 28, 2025
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