At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
How would you like to help build the next phenomenal digital product for Dungeons & Dragons®? We are looking for a hardworking, inspirational, and experienced Principal Art Director D&D Digital to join our senior leadership team that brings D&D to life!
Are you…
- A driven art director with experience crafting and playing RPGs, especially D&D?
- Looking to work with other high-talent, high-experience developers that share your passions?
- Inherently collaborative, working hands-on with other fields to drive story and world-building?
- Excellent at prototyping games, concepting evocative art, and evangelizing new frontiers for existing IPs?
- Dedicated to your team and project, steadfastly fighting to find solutions whatever the circumstance?
What you'll do:
- Craft a continuous and adaptive aesthetic vision for digital expressions of D&D.
- Encourage a team, A company, and a global audience with the visual storytelling you ignite.
- Share your vision with others by crafting high quality and evocative concept art, mood boards, and motion graphics.
- Advise internal and external resources in the creation of world-class 2D and 3D game experiences.
- Rapidly prototype a variety of concepts to actualize the product vision.
- Manage large-scale outsource vendors to exceed, not just fulfill, the support needed by the team and product.
What you’ll bring:
- 10+ years crafting art in the video game industry.
- 5+ years as a lead artist or art director.
- A leadership style that thrives with collaboration and engagement with others.
- The ability to build visual examples and direction directly to encourage others.
- Experience working with other artists to develop an outstanding and cohesive visual style.
- Previous involvement leading and collaborating with outsource vendors.
- Knowledge of partnering with IP stakeholders in the digital expressions of their core brand.
- Portfolio demonstrating relevant artistic skills: Only digital artwork submissions such as website, blog or online album will be accepted.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.
