Studio Art Director

Job Description

We are DICE, the award-winning studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise, the Star Wars™: Battlefront franchise, and Mirror's Edge. Our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products. That's why we're dedicated to providing everyone the chance to express themselves and be their very best as we all work towards a common cause.

We are looking for a Studio Art Director, reporting to the Studios Sr. Creative Director, to collaborate with our creative talent to design world-class gameplay experiences. This Studio Art Director will have experience in game development, specifically in the AAA space. In addition to this our incoming Studio Art Director has lead product development from concept/pre-production all the way to live. Lastly, you have experience hiring and building teams of artists.

Responsibilities:
• You will be the champion of innovation, evolve how we create art for our games
• Represent projects in executive meetings, gate reviews and on a franchise level
• Collaborate with Marketing and Brand on positioning
• Mentor other art directors and leads
• You will create best practices and training routines for new hires
• Collaborate with studio management on strategic decisions

Requirements:
• 8 plus years of experience establishing and developing art vision for previous projects
• Familiarity with developing games from existing intellectual properties
• 5 plus years of experience leading teams of multi-disciplined artists with a proven eye for detail and the ability to give constructive feedback
• Familiarity with all aspects of game artwork including: Concept art, 2D, 3D, UI, animation and lighting and vfx
• You are organized and possess well-honed verbal and written communication skills with problem-solving and prototyping ability
• Excellent skills at identifying existing visual styles, and ability to use them

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb5m8y-3-145-50-83-42 in your application.