Remote North America
About Skymap Games
Skymap is an independent game development studio based in Manchester, NH. Founded in 2013, Skymap develops its own original titles and partners with developers to help promising projects realize their full potential. You can learn more about the studio and portfolio of titles at https://skymap.com
Our Values
- Providing opportunities for employees of Skymap to contribute to our games and culture at any level of the organization.
- Hiring folks with a can-do attitude, excellent communication skills, and strong technical fundamentals. We want to work with people who are kind and helpful.
- Employees are a culture add, not a culture fit. Diversity is strength.
We Provide*
- Most positions are fully remote
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and term life insurance
- 401k with matching
- 4 weeks paid time off, sick leave, and holiday policies
- Paid professional development time
- Employee run and company funded committees for social events, charitable causes, etc.
- Strong work-life balance and anti-crunch policies
- *Not all benefits are available to part-time employees and/or applicants outside of the U.S.
Job Description: Art Director
Skymap is seeking an Art Director to spearhead the art production on both internal and external projects. This position will be responsible for defining and guiding the artistic vision of games and leading through example by working directly in the engine. They will also manage a team of internal and external artists to deliver consistent and high-quality assets.
The Art Director is responsible for maintaining a strong and positive relationship with the with other disciplines on the team to ensure a well-integrated and high-quality game. As a part of the team leadership, they are expected to help define a culture that exemplifies the core values of positivity, ownership, and collaboration.
Location: Remote (+/-3 hours US Central timezone)
Employee Type: FT Exempt
Minimum Experience: 5 Years
Full-time salaried $90,000 - $130,000 (Anticipated USD$ based on experience)
Responsibilities
- Define Art direction consistent with game direction across the full spectrum of visuals (environment, character, FX etc.)
- Manage a team of internal and external artists to deliver high quality deliverables
- Use positive and active communication to constantly manage expectations across teams both internally and externally.
- Work closely with leads to ensure art integrates well with other game elements
- Contribute to building and maintaining a strong, open, and supportive team and company culture through regular, transparent communication.
Qualifications
- 5+ years as art focused developer in the games industry
- A passion for video games
- Thorough understanding of art pipelines and technical trade-offs for videogame development
- At least one title shipped as an Art director on PC/Console
- Individual contributor skills in at least one in-engine discipline like modeling, lighting, VFX etc.
- Experience in working with popular engines like Unreal or Unity
- Experience working on both realistic and stylized games
Pluses
- Experience with procedural generation tools
- Experience in technical areas such as shaders, UI, VFX
- Experience with geographically distributed development
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Equal Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity will always be a fundamental principle at Skymap Games, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, traits historically associated with race, such as natural and protective hair styles and hair texture, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by local, state and/or federal law.
The Skymap Games Equal Employment Opportunity standard applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Skymap is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Should you need any special accommodations to participate in the application process, such as assistance in completing the application, accommodations for the interview, accommodations for any job-related employment tests, and/or any other needed accommodation, please let us know at the time of application, or at the time an appointment is scheduled. You may send an email to contact@skymap.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
All applicant information will be kept confidential according to state and federal EEO guidelines.
DEI principles are important to us, and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Skymap does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.
We are an E-Verify employer.
