KRAFTON Montréal Studio

Assistant Art Director

Senior Technical Artist

Level Designer

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KRAFTON Montreal is a leading game development studio working on an AAA third-person action-adventure RPG based on an acclaimed intellectual property set in a medieval fantasy world. We are looking for an Assistant Art Director to help drive the visual quality and atmosphere of the game. This role involves translating creative vision into compelling in-game visuals, with primary ownership of a portion of the game world and responsibility for lighting and VFX direction across the project. You will shape player experience through environment, lighting, mood, and gameplay effects, ensuring high quality, cohesion, and immersion while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

<h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">About Krafton Montreal:</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">We are a leading game development studio composed of veterans of the game industry. We are working on a game based on an acclaimed intellectual property set in an enthralling medieval fantasy world. This game is an AAA third-person action-adventure RPG experience, with a rich narrative and strategic gameplay. At our company, we believe in having fun while creating memorable experiences, being proud of our work, and showing respect for each other's contributions.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Job Description:</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">We are looking for an Associate Art Director to help drive the visual quality and atmosphere of our game. Working closely with the Art Director, you will translate creative vision into compelling in-game visuals, with primary ownership of a portion of the game world and responsibility for lighting and VFX direction across the project.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">You will shape how players experience the world through environment, lighting, mood, and gameplay-driven effects, ensuring a high level of quality, cohesion, and immersion. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to deliver visuals that support gameplay, reinforce storytelling, and meet AAA expectations.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">This role combines artistic leadership, production awareness, and hands-on expertise, playing a key role in maintaining quality and alignment as the project evolves.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Responsibilities:</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Drive visual direction for a portion of the game world, ensuring environment art quality, cohesion, and alignment with the overall vision.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Define and maintain visual language, benchmarks, and quality standards for environments, lighting, and VFX.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Lead lighting and VFX direction across the game, including gameplay, ensuring strong mood, readability, and player feedback.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Review and guide work across environment, lighting, and VFX to maintain consistency and intent.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Lead and mentor artists, fostering quality and growth across disciplines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate with design, tech art, and engineering to support gameplay needs and evolve pipelines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Balance visual ambition with performance and technical constraints in partnership with technical teams.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Drive priorities, workflows, and production momentum, identifying and resolving risks as needed.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Champion best practices and continuously push visual quality through modern tools and rendering techniques.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Knowledge/Skills:</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Shipped AAA titles in a senior or leadership role.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Extensive experience in game development, including large-scale or open-world productions.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Proven experience working in production with large, multidisciplinary and co-dev teams.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong expertise in real-time lighting, atmosphere, color, and composition, with solid understanding of gameplay and environmental VFX.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience with Unreal Engine (UE5 preferred), real-time VFX systems, dynamic lighting, and modern rendering (GI, volumetrics, PBR, post-processing).</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience leading artists and driving quality at scale.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to balance visual ambition with performance and technical constraints.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience with external or distributed teams.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Specialization in Lighting and/or VFX is a strong asset.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Bilingual (English & French).</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Studio KRAFTON Montreal is committed to cultivating a work environment that respects all differences and encourages everyone to feel included and valued. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">At Studio KRAFTON Montréal we want our team members to have ownership of their work from conception all the way through production while providing them with the best working conditions and benefits that have a positive impact on their lives. This includes:</p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Being truly hybrid: meaning you choose if you work remotely all the time (in the province of Quebec), if you wish to come to the studio a couple of days or all the time;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Generous RRSP employer contributions;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Health, dental & wellness coverage including telemedicine;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Personal & wellness days;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">OPUS subsidy.</li></ul>

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Level Designer

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