Art Director

Summary

Join the George Lucas Educational Foundation as an Art Director for an 18-month project (with potential extension) to design 3D educational simulations for K-12 students. You will lead the visual direction of proof-of-concept and final products across various subjects. This hands-on role involves rapid prototyping, pipeline development, and collaboration with external resources. The ideal candidate possesses a blend of traditional art direction (2D and 3D) and UI/UX design expertise. A full benefits package is included. The position is primarily remote.

Requirements

• Relevant Fine Arts, Industrial Design qualification, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in Art production for games or interactive experiences, with at least 5 working in primarily 3D environments
• 5+ years as an Art Director in a gaming studio or equivalent
• Experience working from a blank canvas
• Familiarity with AI creation for concept art
• Strong UI and usability instincts
• Frequent experience in rapid prototyping in-engine, or using figma etc
• Experience with 3D real-time experiences
• Mastery of tools such as blender, maya, and comfortable working in Unity/Unreal
• Pipeline building
• Highly proficient in tools for end-to-end art production, from concepting to implementation: Maya
• Highly proficient in tools for end-to-end art production, from concepting to implementation: Blender
• Highly proficient in tools for end-to-end art production, from concepting to implementation: Figma
• Highly proficient in tools for end-to-end art production, from concepting to implementation: Unreal/Unity
• Highly proficient in tools for end-to-end art production, from concepting to implementation: Adobe suite

Responsibilities

• Develop mock-ups across 2D, 3D and UI, ensuring consistency across experiences (strong emphasis on UI)
• Implement ideas (quickly) for rapid prototype testing within game engines
• Assemble and coordinate with external resources where needed
• Establish key parts of the art pipeline

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on products for 12-15 year olds

Benefits

• Full benefits package included
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance
• Employer match of up to 6% of your salary for your retirement fund, vested immediately
• An annual education stipend to spend on professional development