Art Director at Ellae Creative Branding Agency Limited

Ellae Creative Branding Agency Limited is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning branding and communications agency, set center stage in Lagos, Nigeria. We blend intelligent creativity with a sincere collaborative approach, consistently delivering powerful results for our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Art Director

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Own, articulate, and evangelize visual direction for all games.
• Direct multiple art disciplines to achieve awesome results.
• Create concept paintings, models, textures and other benchmark assets that inspire others.
• Work closely with game design to ensure art supports a gameplay-first player experience.
• Foster and maintain effective relationships inside and outside the art department.
• Partner with management to ensure team is healthy and strong.
• Lead, inspire and mentor artists and art leads.
• Supervise design staff, Review and approve designs.

Qualifications / Experience and Required Skills

• Years of experience: 2 - 5 years
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts, specialization in Gaphic Design
• Demonstrable mastery of illustration, animation, graphic design – with versatility, including: backgrounds, characters and UI elements
• Solid experience in the entertainment and/or video game / interactive markets
• Solid understanding/philosophy of game development and the realities of production from a tech, and design standpoint
• Successful track record in developing, mentoring and managing multidisciplinary art teams
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to make compromises while maintaining art quality
• Experience multitasking on multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines with a strong attention to detail and target quality
• Expert understanding of art direction and storytelling

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
And
Ensure you send your Resume to: careers@ellaecreative.com With the Job Title as the subject of the mail.