Art Director
Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time
Location: Oval, London (Minimum 4 days in the office) in a cool and modern designed space that fosters creativity and collaboration
Job Overview:
As Art Director at VMI Studio, you are experienced in your craft with great imagination and deep understanding of the built environment. You are able to develop beautiful and unique visual approaches for CG projects that complement and translate the narrative and key messages of a project, whilst enhancing the qualities of the design itself.
Working alongside the Head of Production, interfacing with clients and production teams means building on narratives, underpinning them with a cohesive style suitable for the nuances of the project, whilst also resolving any gaps in design information.
Key Responsibilities :
- Responsible for art directing CG animations, films and stills, including and live-action shoots where necessary or collaborating with the Producer
- Collaborating with the Project Leads to develop projects through pre-production, especially defining the overall visual approach through moodboards, style frames and pre-visualisation
- Translating client briefs into specific and practical art direction, before communicating to the production team to ensure efficiency of production resource
- Complete understanding of the project from the design aspect as well as creative vision
- Assessing models and information provided by the client, with ability to resolve gaps and translate architectural design details from references
- Ensuring that the art direction is in line with the client’s objectives, brand and/or style
- Attending client meetings and involved in client correspondence during production
- Ability to understand the impact of design changes on visual outcomes and CG production and ability to provide effective solutions.
- Attending all project reviews, briefing project teams clearly and reviewing progress, ensuring art direction ambitions are being followed
Qualifications and Skills – Essential
- Demonstrable experience with a creative agency or production environment on CG and animation projects
- Previous experience of working as an Art Director with CG production teams
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative suite and 3dsMax
- Adaptable to different creative approaches and styles
- Experience with animation and film
- Working knowledge of standard softwares and workflows to achieve creative goals and express vision to the production team
VMI offers:
- Unlimited PTO
- Gym Membership
- £400 personal training budget to use for work related training
- Regular team lunches and evenings out
- Pension scheme
About Us:
We are an award winning agency producing stunning visual imagery, animations and virtual reality experiences, that enthrall and engage viewers. We fully immerse ourselves in understanding our customers’ motivations and translating them into something effective that is elegant, beautiful and truly different. Creating disruptive and exciting customer experiences through technology which evoke real emotion and impact is our mission.
Growing at pace, we have an amazing team of dedicated professionals with a strong culture built around doing great work and having fun whilst doing it. We have bold ambitions for 2025 and are looking for a talented Art Director to help us grow.
About Journey:
Our Mission:
Our focus is on a creating a culture of support that is transparent, open, and flexible; an employee experience that attracts and grows the best and brightest talent. We are passionate about helping Journey’s success through growth, empowerment, and retention of our best asset – YOU.
Our Values:
The six core Journey values embody our spirit and mindset. These values are embedded in our DNA and we always strive to demonstrate these values in the way we show up to work.
We are explorers
We value curiosity, bravery, seeking knowledge, trying something new, failing, and trying again. We remain on an endless journey of discovery with always more to explore.
We show up
We don’t wait for answers. We seek out solutions, we figure it out, we engage, we continue to learn, we ask questions, we are self-starters.
We are authentic
We don’t use jargon, we speak simply, we are reliable, we are honest, we are ego-less, we assume good, we respect others and their voice.
We are fearless
We solve tough challenges, we move the needle, we have fun, we speak up, we draw strength from our team members. We embrace the change that is constant in our world.
We are experts
We strive to deliver the highest quality of work to ourselves and our clients. We value our thinking and want to partner with clients in opportunities to move the needle.
We are collaborators
We strive to improve our collective by sharing new ideas, skills, and perspectives. We work to partner across boundaries and keep minds and opens and we co-create our future.
Journey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We would love you to apply for one of our open roles – irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, care/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know at talent@journey.world
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