
Art Director - Customization [Rainbow Six Siege]
- Montreal, QC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Define and maintain the artistic direction for customization assets, ensuring alignment with the overall game vision.
- Create and oversee comprehensive documentation for existing and new customization mandates.
- Collaborate with teams, including Assistant Art Directors (AAD), Event, Esports, Marketing, UI, and Monetization, to brainstorm ideas for skins and new features.
- Lead the customization team in setting and executing priorities across mandates like IP, Esports, and community-focused projects.
- Provide clear artistic direction, feedback, and approvals for all customization assets throughout the production pipeline.
- Supervise external and internal teams contributing to asset creation, ensuring artistic and technical consistency.
- Partner with Art Leads to define growth plans and professional development pathways for their teams.
- Represent the studio during external client meetings, pitching ideas and presenting briefs.
- Guide outsourced art teams, ensuring high quality in modeling, texturing, and technical setups for seamless gameplay integration.
- Regularly coordinate with Marketing, UI, Esports, Event teams, and other partners to maintain coherence across in-game and promotional materials.
- Hire and onboard new artists and review external art tests.
- Ensure customization assets, including skins, bundles, and Battle Pass offerings, reflect the game's quality and innovation standards.
- Extensive artistic leadership experience in AAA game development.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in character, weapon, and asset design.
- An excellent grasp of design principles, color theory, and art direction pipelines.
- Solid understanding of technical art constraints and workflows, particularly in modeling, texturing, and rigging.
- Proficiency with production tools (e.g., JIRA, Miro, Excel) and familiarity with outsourcing pipelines.
- Strong mentorship capabilities and a collaborative mindset to coordinate across teams and functions.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills to convey artistic vision and provide feedback.
- Experience collaborating with marketing, esports, and monetization teams to deliver unified branding and visuals.
- Your CV highlighting your artistic leadership experience and AAA titles worked on.
- A portfolio showcasing your best work, including character and asset designs (attach images or provide a link to your personal website or online portfolio).