Art Lead

London, UK

Email: xbluk@microsoft.com

The Xbox LIVE Art Lead is an accomplished veteran of the interactive entertainment industry, charged with driving art production across multiple titles, with both internal and external development partners.

With deep experience in modern art production processes and techniques, the Art Lead has led multiple teams to success through critical insight and imaginative vision. Collaborating with Senior Leadership, Design, Development, Production, Marketing, and Outsourcing, the Art Lead delivers world-class visuals on schedule and within budget. Able to multi-task across multiple projects under production pressures, this person is able to receive direction -- but more importantly, is able to make strong, self-directed decisions, with a focus on performance and results.

With an unequaled attention to detail, the Art Lead is flexible across multiple visual styles, intuitively understanding the fundamentals of art and design, and able to drive teams towards excellence and innovation. Ultimately, this person is the standard bearer for artistic quality, leading their projects and peers into the next generations of interactive entertainment.

The Xbox Live Europe team is building a product development studio in London focused on creating Xbox Live interactive platform content and social experiences tailored to the local vibrancy of each of the European markets.

1) Essential Experience

• Strong years experience in computer graphics
• Working experience in Art Lead position, with proven track record of managing teams to success, as well as building/maintaining art production schedules, and working with outsourcing vendors
• Experience on AAA current generation console development
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, both verbal and written
• In-depth mastery of 2D and 3D art and animation packages, including Photoshop and at least one industry standard, such as Maya, 3D Studio Max, or XSI

• BA or BFA in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or similar

How to Apply: Please submit your CV to
Xbox Live - UK

Email: xbluk@microsoft.com

Special Requirements/Additional Information e.g. Language Skills