Senior Art Director

The role

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), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), 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.

As a Senior Art Director, you will be responsible for driving the artistic vision for a AAA project, ensuring high-quality deliverables that align with the project and our partners goals. You will lead the vision and supervise our internal artistic teams. You'll work closely with the creative director, the group of directors and production to shape visual aesthetics, from concept art to in-build final assets. You will also be involved in game pitches and in the elaboration of the artistic vision to illustrate these concepts.

In this role you will :

• Lead the artistic direction for game projects, from concept through to final execution.
• Collaborate with creative teams and clients to ensure alignment with the project’s artistic vision.
• Guide and mentor a diverse team of artists.
• Lead the process of defining objectives, standards, processes and feedback mechanisms.
• Approve and participate in the creation of visual elements, define quality standards, content structure and optimization.
  
  

What we're looking for :

• Bachelor of Arts or another related degree, or equivalent experience.
• At least seven years of experience as Art Director.
• You have experience working with AAA Games and delivered at least one title of high quality.
• Experience overseeing an entire project as Art Director and communicating the vision to the team.
• Excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of the creative process.
• Knowledge of VFX and all areas of Art.
• Experience in creating original intellectual properties in a video game context or working for a major franchise.
• Proficiency in English.
  
  

Nice to have

• Mastery of Photoshop, knowledge of Maya.
• Knowledge of Unreal.