Art Director

**PLAY, GROW and WIN**

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.

Virtuosi is a team of experts - people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win - together.

**ABOUT THE POSITION**
- Identify and analyze client’s requirements.
- Supervise 3D art direction and the workflow of multi-projects to ensure reaching Client’s requirement and benchmark.
- Technical expertise to decide which technologies to pursue and which to avoid.
- Establish art production pipeline in coordination with clients.
- Collaborate with the Technical team in defining and streamlining technology solutions and art production pipelines.
- Work closely with Art Lead/ Manager to analyze the job scope of each project.
- Control and approve projects’ estimation.
- Manage a team of 3D Artists to engage in Games Environment projects.
- Define the quality benchmark for Hi-End 3D game outsourcing projects in terms of art.
- Update Art teams the latest next gen Hi-End quality orientation for 3D games.
- Maintain awareness of art issues occurred in day-to-day production activities.
- Provide mentoring and proper training to team members to reach to a higher art standard, verbally, in written form or hands-on coaching.
- At least 5 years of leadership experience in the video game industry, managing teams of “creative geniuses” as either a Lead Artist, Senior Artist or Art Team Leader with hands-on technical experience.
- Must have shipped a minimum of 1-2 AAA games.
- Mastery of common industry Software like 3D Studio Max or Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Substance Designer.
- Knowledge of Unreal and Unity is required.
- Strong artistic aptitudes, ability to draw.
- Experience creating and optimizing art pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, interpersonal, presentation, and mentorship skills.
- Great level of English communication is a must.