Iron Galaxy - Art Director

This opportunity is for a full-time position in Chicago, IL or Orlando, FL. Iron Galaxy employees are all working from home through the end of 2020 due to COVID-19. This WFH policy extends to anyone that Iron Galaxy hires between now and then. All new-hire onboarding is being done remotely, and any equipment that you might need for projects at Iron Galaxy will be shipped directly to you.

Iron Galaxy Studios is looking for a talented, passionate, and motivated Art Director to join our team as an artistic visionary and ensure our visual elements are of the highest quality for our projects. We are a well-established independent game developer who has partnered with the titans of our industry to ship more high-caliber games than any other independent developer. We’re known for our excellent work on Killer Instinct, as well as helping to bring Skyrim and Diablo III to the Nintendo Switch. We also pride ourselves on being a studio that does amazing work while maintaining a positive culture and supporting work-life balance for our employees.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the artistic look, feel, and visual quality of art assets that capture the imagination and deliver on our partners’ creative vision for their projects

  • Collaborate with creative Leads to craft and communicate the artistic vision of the projects

  • Concept and pitch high-level game concepts

  • Generate excitement and direction through Art Bibles, documentation, concept art, or mood boards

  • Hands-on contribution to artwork that defines and enhances the moods of our games

  • Communicate and collaborate with other development disciplines to create cohesive game worlds for our players

  • Work with Production to schedule and track tasks that help our art team execute on our goals as efficiently as possible