Art Director

Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam).

The role

This role will be part of the team working on co- and full-development projects across all platforms for Behaviour’s roster of blue-chip clients, which includes Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, 2K, and many others.

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. Basically, we respect and appreciate each other no matter who we are!

As an Artistic Director, you will be responsible for working on our Co-Dev vertical within the Studios Business Unit to work with external partners. You will lead and supervise our internal artistic teams on several projects and be in touch with our dedicated clients for these projects. You will also be actively involved in game pitches and in the elaboration of the artistic vision to illustrate these concepts.

Working closely with the creative director, designers, programmers and external suppliers, you will ensure the highest quality artistic vision.

In this role you will :

• Design attractive visuals inspired by new intellectual properties or existing properties and ensure that the material produced is consistent;
• Actively participate in the definition, maintenance and development of the artistic vision in interdepartmental artistic discussions;
• Guide team members, freelancers and external studio teams as needed;
• Lead the process of defining objectives, standards, processes and feedback mechanisms;
• Approve and participate in the creation of visual elements, define quality standards, content structure and optimization;
• Provide artistic support to Game Designers in the realization of their ideas;
• Maintain demographic and psychographic consumer awareness and take into account the latest market trends.

What we're looking for :

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