Graphic technical director job
Posted: September 08, 2006
Post subject: Graphic technical director
Post subject: Graphic technical director
subject: Graphic technical director ,
is looking for Graphic technical director
duration - Full Time
Job details: Graphic technical director Supervise the graphic department in collaboration with the art director.
Responsible mentoring and managing the graphic team, collaborating with tech and art leads in development of project pipelines, tools and technologies, and participating in the design, development and production for all our next gen titles.
The Graphic Technical Director, in partnership with the Art Director, Programming director is responsible for the graphic workflow: the software choices and the graphic extend of the engine development.
Developing the best methodology of assets production and organisation he will ensure to have the best possibilities to do high quality visuals regarding the technology and the process to achieve it on budget and on schedule.
Ideal Candidates will have3+ years experience working as a production artist in the gaming industry.
All candidates must submit a demo reel, CD or URL of recent work, which must be accompanied by a breakdown sheet specifically describing responsibilities for each sample.
Responsibilities:
Work with the Tools and Technologies departments to design, develop, evaluate and maintain technical guidelines as related to graphic production, as well as 3D tools, pipelines, processes, etc.
In collaboration with the Art Director and Design Director, envision and maintain the unique visual style and creativity of the project while ensuring production is completed on the technology, on budget and on schedule.
Act in a leadership role coordinating and supervising the graphic team.
scheduling and assignment of tasks, based both on high level design and individual strengths/weaknesses,
Conducts critiques with clear and consistent direction to the graphic team
Participate in technical reviews and when appropriate offer direction to individual 3D artist on 3D graphics fundamentals (constraints, quotas, textures, lighting.framerate)
Work with Project Producers to determine and schedule deliverables and priorities and communicate graphic department status and direction to other departments in the studio.
Responsible for testing, implementing and updating new graphic functions into the game engine.
Participate in a weekly Artists meeting, to communicate the weekly planning and review work in progress.
Assign, file and fix bugs and enhancement/feature requests.
Ensure the final technical validity of the graphic assets.
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years game industry experience.
Experience as a technical Director or graphic Lead for several AAA titles, directing a team of 3D artists on projects .
Solid Understanding of technology
Experience in the use of relevant tools and software (Motionbuilder,Maya, Zbrush, proprietary tools and editors, etc.) and knowledge of standard guidelines for consoles (Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, etc.).
Experience with outsourcing elements of a project and integrating internally and externally created assets
Ability to quickly master tools and development processes.
Ability to build, evaluate and revise schedules and manage a projects execution within those schedules. Ability to schedule dependencies with other project leads.
Must have a passion for playing and creating highly creative, quality videogames.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Great attention to detail.
Willingness to accept direction and work well under pressure in order to meet production deadlines.
The ideal candidate will also have:
Experience in the use of unreal Engine
Artistic knowledge.
Sample Work Required
Location: lyon, France
Contact info:
Contacts:
Dominique Peyronnet at:
dpeyronnet@wsg.fr
Instructions:
Please apply with cover letter, resume, and online portfolio/demo if applicable. Email only please, no phone calls.
We will contact only those applicants whose experience and skills we feel match our requirements.
http://www.wsg.fr
Phone: +33(0)472849888
Fax: +33(0)472849889
E-mail: dpeyronnet@wsg.fr
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is looking for Graphic technical director
duration - Full Time
Job details: Graphic technical director Supervise the graphic department in collaboration with the art director.
Responsible mentoring and managing the graphic team, collaborating with tech and art leads in development of project pipelines, tools and technologies, and participating in the design, development and production for all our next gen titles.
The Graphic Technical Director, in partnership with the Art Director, Programming director is responsible for the graphic workflow: the software choices and the graphic extend of the engine development.
Developing the best methodology of assets production and organisation he will ensure to have the best possibilities to do high quality visuals regarding the technology and the process to achieve it on budget and on schedule.
Ideal Candidates will have3+ years experience working as a production artist in the gaming industry.
All candidates must submit a demo reel, CD or URL of recent work, which must be accompanied by a breakdown sheet specifically describing responsibilities for each sample.
Responsibilities:
Work with the Tools and Technologies departments to design, develop, evaluate and maintain technical guidelines as related to graphic production, as well as 3D tools, pipelines, processes, etc.
In collaboration with the Art Director and Design Director, envision and maintain the unique visual style and creativity of the project while ensuring production is completed on the technology, on budget and on schedule.
Act in a leadership role coordinating and supervising the graphic team.
scheduling and assignment of tasks, based both on high level design and individual strengths/weaknesses,
Conducts critiques with clear and consistent direction to the graphic team
Participate in technical reviews and when appropriate offer direction to individual 3D artist on 3D graphics fundamentals (constraints, quotas, textures, lighting.framerate)
Work with Project Producers to determine and schedule deliverables and priorities and communicate graphic department status and direction to other departments in the studio.
Responsible for testing, implementing and updating new graphic functions into the game engine.
Participate in a weekly Artists meeting, to communicate the weekly planning and review work in progress.
Assign, file and fix bugs and enhancement/feature requests.
Ensure the final technical validity of the graphic assets.
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years game industry experience.
Experience as a technical Director or graphic Lead for several AAA titles, directing a team of 3D artists on projects .
Solid Understanding of technology
Experience in the use of relevant tools and software (Motionbuilder,Maya, Zbrush, proprietary tools and editors, etc.) and knowledge of standard guidelines for consoles (Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, etc.).
Experience with outsourcing elements of a project and integrating internally and externally created assets
Ability to quickly master tools and development processes.
Ability to build, evaluate and revise schedules and manage a projects execution within those schedules. Ability to schedule dependencies with other project leads.
Must have a passion for playing and creating highly creative, quality videogames.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Great attention to detail.
Willingness to accept direction and work well under pressure in order to meet production deadlines.
The ideal candidate will also have:
Experience in the use of unreal Engine
Artistic knowledge.
Sample Work Required
Location: lyon, France
Contact info:
Contacts:
Dominique Peyronnet at:
dpeyronnet@wsg.fr
Instructions:
Please apply with cover letter, resume, and online portfolio/demo if applicable. Email only please, no phone calls.
We will contact only those applicants whose experience and skills we feel match our requirements.
http://www.wsg.fr
Phone: +33(0)472849888
Fax: +33(0)472849889
E-mail: dpeyronnet@wsg.fr
_________________
CG jobs
3d modeling jobs