TITLE: Senior Animator

REQUIREMENTS: 3 years of experience in the job or 3 years of experience as an Animator or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible for animating a diverse range of compelling, alluring, and believable characters and creatures that facilitate unique and dynamic gameplay. Partner with art leadership to develop a unique animation style and visual direction for the project. Partner with engineers and tech artists to help develop an effective animation pipeline that facilitates prototyping and a rapid iteration mindset for a game development team. Work with team leadership and production to strategize and execute a plan to grow an effective and diverse animation team. Partner with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspiring creative vision.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20005/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Senior Concept Artist/Illustrator

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Illustration or related field or foreign equivalency and 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as a Concept Artist or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Craft highly visionary character, creature, environment, and prop concepts that inspire a team and contribute to the games unique visual direction. Create mood paintings, color studies, and lighting keys to inform and inspire other environment artists and level designers. Create alluring character and creature concepts that draw players in while helping character artists with creating 3D art. Craft jaw-dropping illustration work to capture the games feel and enroll others in its unique artistic vision. Partner with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspirational art vision.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#20006/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
PO Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Art Lead

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Game Design or related field or foreign equivalency and 1 year of experience in the job or 1 year of experience as a 3D Artist, Model Artist, Level Artist or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Responsible to work with art director and producers to manage individuals and coordinate production across the entire art department. Supervise artists and provide work direction, performance reviews, and coaching for the team. Create and implement action plans for the art department’s future success, emphasizing training and development. Administer staffing decisions that help achieve both short and long term goals of the art team. Work with production to help create and manage team schedules and insure proper workflow throughout the art department. Partner with art director and production to manage career paths of the art team. Handle a wide range of personnel issues including recruitment, career development, and conflict resolution. Manage a large team of artists in a dynamically changing video game production environment. Interact as part of a team, and contribute to increasing productivity goals and efficiency.

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#19031/contact K. Jones for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Jobsite: Woodland Hills, CA (Full-time position)