Art Director

(Full-time, Oslo Office / Remote)

Snowcastle Games is an independent games company that is passionate about building both exceptional games and a great place to work. As a privately-owned studio, Snowcastle is proud to build games for its own Earthlock IP and believes that to build great games, you need to build a great team. To help us create something special, we are looking for an experienced and versatile Art Director to join our development team, either in the studio (Oslo, Norway) or working remotely. 

You will work on Earthlock 2, a 3D survival RPG set in the Earthlock universe. The game is in development for PC and next-generation consoles.

You will also be involved in the production of a unique and exciting unannounced project! 

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the visual style of our games

  • Mentor and help develop our current and future artists

  • Perform art reviews to ensure quality from concept art through 3D to in-game implementation. 

  • Work closely with Game Design Department during implementation

  • Develop and maintain art pipelines in collaboration with artists and the graphics programmer

  • Work with art lead in managing the Art Department

  • Inspire and set quality bar of the visuals for our games

Requirements:

  • Proficient in 2D and 3D art packages - Snowcastle Games uses Maya and Substance for the 3D pipeline and Photoshop for concept art

  • 5+ years game development experience and worked on at least one commercially released PC or console game in a key role

  • Strong communication skills (English is our working language)

  • Multidisciplinary, agile, curious and eager to learn

  • Comfortable working with stylized games

Required if working remotely:

  • Time zone max +/- 2 hour CET

  • Minimum 2 years experience working from home office

Pluses:

  • A passion for: RPGs, adventure games, action-adventure games and survival games

  • Experience working in Unreal Engine

What we offer:

See our Jobs page for more on general working conditions and benefits in Snowcastle Games

Send your application and CV to jobs@snowcastle.no