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Marta Daglow
05-11-2005, 05:06 AM
Do you want to art direct innovative games for next generation consoles as part of Stormfront Studios' highly talented and creative Art Team?

Stormfront is currently producing an action-adventure game based on a major motion picture. We are looking for a visionary Senior Level Art Director to help us create a NextGen project now in preproduction.

As a Stormfront Art Director you will:

§ Create visually striking art for high-end, action-adventure NextGen games.

§ Direct, manage, and guide the project's Art Team.

§ Inspire, mentor, and lead a team of amazing, talented, and fun Artists.

§ Collaborate with our Senior Producer, Game Design Director, and Technical Director to establish a fresh visual style and direction for the project.

§ Schedule, budget, and track assets with our Project Manager using custom tools.

§ Ensure that all facets of the game meet Stormfront's signature artistic and technical standards.

We're looking for a Senior Level Art Director who has:

§ At least 3 – 5 years of art direction experience and a strong portfolio.

§ Shipped a game title as an Art Director.

§ A working knowledge of Maya and/or 3D Max.

§ Strong, multi-disciplinary experience in 2D and 3D art (including concepts, modeling, texturing, particle effects, and character animation.).

§ Excellent communication, organization and presentation skills.

§ The demonstrated ability to create and manage challenging art schedules.

So what's exciting about Stormfront?

§ We are an independent game developer with an 18 year history of innovation and creativity.

§ Our experienced team, well tuned pipeline, and powerful game engine allow us the freedom to create rich characters, stories, and environments; to build fun to play, award-winning games, and to avoid long approval times and "built by committee" frustrations.

§ Our culture is perfect for people interested in the excitement of creating the best games in the world.

§ Our Senior Level Art Directors pitch original Stormfront IPs to a variety of publishers.

§ Our Artists work in close collaboration with top talent from our Design, Audio, and Programming teams to guide the development strategy for our games.

§ Stormfront invests in tools, project management, and asset tracking to build a preproduction master plan that greatly enhances the production process. Our External Art Director coordinates the work of art teams in domestic and global partner studios to achieve our Senior Level Art Directors’ vision.

§ Stormfront's Art Team is a blend of veteran game industry and film professionals involved in the creation of the finest interactive entertainment for the next generation.

§ Many of our key Team Members have worked with us for more than 10 years.



About Stormfront Studios

Stormfront Studios, established in 1988, develops original games and high-profile licensed titles. Our games consistently receive major industry awards and award nominations. Despite our success and reputation as a leader in the games' industry we are constantly striving to improve every aspect of our craft.

§ Our Art Team includes an Academy Award nominee, a British Academy Award winner, and Artists from several major Hollywood Studios.

§ Our Design Team has been praised by top reviewers, and our game design has been featured on major industry magazine covers.

§ Our Technical Department consistently receives industry-wide recognition for the power and performance of our engines and tool sets.

§ Our Audio Department has a fully equipped, all-digital recording studio which has been used to create some of the best sounding games.

§ Stormfront has been named to the Inc. 500 list three times. Our clients include Electronic Arts, Microsoft, AOL, Sony, and Atari.

We've built our hi-profile production team by providing our Artists, Programmers, Game Designers, Musicians, and Producers with unique career opportunities, worthwhile creative challenges, and mutual respect.

If you fit the above qualifications and are looking for an opportunity to define the creative landscape of NextGen games in an inspiring and fun workplace where your contributions are respected and rewarded, we would like to talk to you.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, stock options for our privately-held company.

Please email your resume and art samples to:

Stormfront Studios
Marta Daglow
4040 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
mdaglow@stormfront.com
www.stormfront.com
(415) 461-5845