TiMi Montreal- Senior Art Director

1 Month ago • 10 Years + • Game Design • Concept Art

About the job

Summary

TiMi Montreal is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead the artistic vision for a new AAA multi-platform open-world game. Responsibilities include collaborating with the Creative Director, defining and managing the art vision, inspiring and mentoring the art team, and ensuring high-quality asset creation. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of AAA game development experience, with a proven track record of shipping at least two AAA open-world titles, one on current-gen consoles. Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills are essential. The role involves defining art pipelines, prototyping in Unreal Engine (a plus), and working across multiple teams to achieve optimal results. The position offers the chance to create a major industry hit, working on a globally impactful project with ample resources and support from one of the world's most successful studios.
Must have:
  • 10+ years AAA game dev experience
  • Shipped 2+ AAA open-world titles
  • Exceptional leadership & communication
  • Visionary art portfolio
  • Unreal Engine experience (plus)
Perks:
  • Work on AAA multi-platform games
  • Support from a successful studio
  • Develop for global audiences
  • Create new game worlds
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Responsibilities:

Award-winning TiMi Studio Group seeks a Senior Art Director who is an exceptional leader and can help us build a new AAA multi-platform game for gaming communities around the world.

We are a new team within TiMi who is ambitiously looking to make massive, open world games for gamers to play for years to come. We are passionate about creating new, compelling worlds to play in and explore. Are you someone who is engaged with building new worlds, understands what captivates players, and cares deeply about gaming as a medium? Are you ready to channel your passion and energy into creating expansive open world games for global audiences? Then, come join us in our ambitious endeavor.

Responsibilities 

  • Share a passion to innovate, especially in the design and development of open world games

  • Collaborate with Creative Director to define the artistic vision for console, online, and multiplayer AAA video game products

  • Own, share, cultivate and promote the artistic vision throughout the team

  • Inspire artists to create assets that will fulfill the creative vision of the project

  • Collaborate with creative director, producers, other key team members and leadership to review progress of the game and adjust the implementation of features to match the vision and scope as needed

  • Define how the art pipeline works 

  • Create a variety of features, assets, game concepts, and other materials to support production as needed

  • Coach and mentor art team members and ensure they reach the expected artistic quality

  • Collaborate with producers to assist in art team staffing and reviewing and verifying production schedules

Requirements:

Requirements 

  • A portfolio of visionary, inspiring, industry-leading art that you can talk to at depth and explain how your personal creative process was key in its development

  • At least ten years of professional AAA game development experience

  • At least two projects shipped in a leadership position 

  • At least two AAA Open-World titles shipped, one during the current generation of games (PS4/XBOX ONE or PS5/XBOX Series X)

  • Demonstrable, outstanding management and communication capabilities 

  • Proven ability to define and manage the art vision and roadmap for very large scale projects

  • Confident collaborator and A team player who knows how to work across multiple teams and achieve optimal results, get the best out of everyone on the project and not just within art

  • Experience prototyping in and shipping a game using Unreal Engine a plus 

What is in it for you?

Create AAA multi-platform games with ample resources and support: Bring incredible game ideas to players around the world with the support of one of the most successful studios in the world. TiMi has developed some of the most popular games worldwide and is looking for talented individuals to join it in making another major hit.

Develop for global audiences and make an impression on the entire industry: Join TiMi in making games as part of an ambitious, talented, and seasoned team.

Create new worlds for players to explore, experience and enjoy: Join a team who cares about innovation and wants to delight players with new creative game design for open world experiences. Help create the next great game world for players to immerse in for decades to come.

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About The Company

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.


Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.


Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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