Associate Art Director (Characters, Concepts, Lighting & VFX, World) / Directeur·rice Artistique Associé·e (Personnages | Monde | Concepts | Éclairage et VFX)

NBC Universal
Montreal
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentorship","Feedback"]

Lead and shape the visual direction across characters, world environments, concepts, lighting, and VFX for a large-scale interactive entertainment project. Collaborate with discipline leads and production teams to establish visual standards, scalable pipelines, and high-quality content delivery, while mentoring artists and aligning cross-functional teams to a cohesive artistic vision.

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NBC Universal
2 months ago

Associate Art Director (Characters, Concepts, Lighting & VFX, World) / Directeur·rice Artistique Associé·e (Personnages | Monde | Concepts | Éclairage et VFX)

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Job Summary

Lead and shape the visual direction across characters, world environments, concepts, lighting, and VFX for a large-scale interactive entertainment project. Collaborate with discipline leads and production teams to establish visual standards, scalable pipelines, and high-quality content delivery, while mentoring artists and aligning cross-functional teams to a cohesive artistic vision.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and uphold visual direction within your specialty while aligning to the overall artistic vision.
  • •Translate art and creative goals into clear guidelines, workflows, and production-ready direction.
  • •Lead and mentor artists and leads across internal teams and external partners.
  • •Review work to ensure quality, consistency, realism, and technical feasibility.
  • •Drive cross-discipline collaboration (Design, Tech Art, Production, etc.)

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in game development or related art direction leadership roles
  • •Experience leading teams or disciplines on shipped titles
  • •Strong portfolio demonstrating visual direction within one or more specialty areas
  • •Deep understanding of real-time pipelines and scalable production workflows
  • •Proven ability to collaborate across art, design, technical, and production teams
Experience:10+ yearsVideo gamesGame development
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentorshipFeedback
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:Unreal Engine

Company Brief

NBC Universal
NBCUniversal is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, news, sports and streaming content, and operating theme parks and consumer experiences across a portfolio of well-known brands including NBC, Universal Pictures and Peacock.
Industry: Film & Television
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2004
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