Associate Art Director - Dead by Daylight

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

Get ready to be the ultimate sidekick as the Associate Art Director! You'll be the Art Director's trusty right-hand person in this thrilling project. Your mission will be to dive deep into the project's artistic vision and spread that creative magic to the production team and our awesome external partners. You'll be working closely with the Art Director, the mastermind behind it all, to ensure that our game's visuals are jaw-droppingly amazing and consistently mind-blowing. So, gear up and get ready to rock this crucial role with your artistic superpowers! Let the fun begin!

In this role you will :

• Respect visual and artistic standards and ensure that the material produced is consistent.
• Understand and be part of the artistic bible of each project and share them to the team.
• Design attractive visuals inspired by new IP or existing properties.
• Leading some interdepartmental artistic discussions.
• Actively participate in the definition, maintenance and development of the artistic vision.
• Guide and supervise the team according to the dynamics established by the Art Director.
• Stay informed of best practices and communicate them to the team and discover the most effective competitive ideas.
• Approve visual elements and define quality standards according to the dynamics of the Artistic Director.
• Give feedback and guide external partners in maintaining a cohesive vision and brand.

What we're looking for :

• A prior experience as an Associate Art Director and have delivered at least two titles of high quality and varied styles.
• Experience in customer management and ability to adapt to original or existing intellectual property, internal or external in a video game context.
• Recognized competence in conceptual and global thinking on various projects and brands.
• Good understanding of the different artistic phases on a production process.
• Excellent innovation skills and excellent understanding of the creative process.
• Ability to present visual direction to the development team.
• Strong interest in video games, movies, comics and art culture to support the horror genre and the artistic variety we provide on a game as DBD.
• Passionate about and inspired by the horror genre, regularly bringing fresh and exciting ideas to your tasks and brainstorming sessions with the Art Director.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and French, both written and oral.