Assistant artistic director - Animation [Far Cry Project]

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are boundby a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey !

In addition to their production tasks, the assistant artistic director will support the artistic director (AD) by ensuring that their instructions are followed and by carrying out preliminary qualitative reviews of the elements produced by their working unit. The incumbent may also play a more important artistic direction role for a small team and/or in their field of expertise.

What you'll do

• Help set out the artistic charter for their trade through web searches and analyzes in collaboration with the AD;
• Regularly communicate expectations in terms of the artistic content and quality to the team by referring members to documents and visual references whenever necessary in an effort to support the AD;
• Coordinate the preliminary validation of the elements produced based on the artistic charter or follow up on and validate the data produced by their working unit so it meets the standards set out in the artistic charter;
• Regularly inform the AD on the advancement of the work to be done by his team to ensure that the AD is able to assess the progress of the deliverables;
• Carry out tasks related to their trade (part of his time);
• Carry out all other related tasks.

What you bring

• Diploma in their trade oriented for video game or equivalent;
• Experience in their trade or other relevant experience;
• Experience in their trade at all game production phases an asset;
• Ability to provide constructive feedback;
• Ability to communicate a vision;
• Good artistic judgement;
• Ability to maintain good relations with colleagues;
• Attention to detail;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to influence;
• Stress and change management skills;
• Extensive artistic culture an asset.

Charles-Antoine and Marie, our talent acquisition specialists, will analyze your application. Please send us a portfolio of your best work (you can attach images or provide us with a password link) as well as your CV highlighting your education, experience and skills.

Please note that our positions are hybrid, but if you reside outside Quebec or Canada, relocation will be necessary. If you require a work permit, your eligibility will depend on your education and relevant work experience, as required by the government.

We look forward to reading your application ! 😊