Role Summary

NBCUniversal is seeking an experienced Associate Art Director - Characters to lead, define and drive the visual direction and consistency of characters for an ambitious new interactive entertainment experience. This role is responsible for ensuring that the full character ecosystem-including hero characters and large-scale population systems-achieves a high level of quality, cohesion, and scalability.

Reporting to the Art Director, the Associate Art Director - Characters will work closely with Character Art Leads, Technical Art, and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure alignment across pipelines, systems, and production goals. The role involves leading and managing Character Art Leads while providing high-level direction, establishing standards, and maintaining consistency across internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

- Define and communicate the visual direction for characters across the full project.
- Ensure consistency and quality across the full character ecosystem (hero characters and crowd systems).
- Lead and manage Character Art Leads and Review Artists, providing mentoring, direction, feedback, and alignment.
- Review assets and validate quality to ensure alignment with artistic and technical standards.
- Drive cross-discipline collaboration with Animation, Design, Tech Art, and Lighting teams.
- Ensure alignment between art direction, production constraints, and scalable pipelines.
- Maintain visual consistency across internal production and external partners.
- Identify risks and guide teams to deliver quality at scale across large production environments.

Résumé du poste

NBCUniversal est à la recherche d'une personne expérimentée au poste de directeur(trice) artistique associé(e) - Personnages afin de diriger,



définir et faire évoluer l'orientation visuelle ainsi que la cohérence des personnages pour une nouvelle expérience ambitieuse de divertissement interactif. Ce rôle est responsable d'assurer un haut niveau de qualité, de cohérence et de scalabilité pour l'ensemble de l'écosystème de personnages, incluant les personnages principaux et les systèmes de population à grande échelle.

Sous la direction de la Directrice Artistique, le/la Directeur.trice Artistique Associé.e - Personnages collaborera étroitement avec les Leads Character Art, les équipes d'artistes techniques et les équipes transverses afin d'assurer l'alignement entre pipelines, systèmes et objectifs de production. Le rôle inclut la gestion des Leads Character ainsi que la définition de standards, la direction artistique globale et la cohérence entre équipes internes et partenaires externes.

Responsabilités

- Définir et communiquer la direction visuelle des personnages à l'échelle du projet.
- Assurer la cohérence et la qualité pour l'ensemble de l'écosystème (personnages principaux et systèmes de foule).
- Encadrer et manager les Leads Character Art, et les Artists de review, en assurant mentorat, direction, feedback et alignement.
- Réviser les assets et valider la qualité afin de respecter les standards artistiques et techniques.
- Piloter la collaboration transversale avec les équipes Animation, Design, Artistes Techniques et Éclairage.
- Assurer l'alignement entre direction artistique, contraintes de production et pipelines scalables.




- Maintenir la cohérence visuelle entre production interne et partenaires externes.
- Identifier les risques et guider les équipes pour livrer à grande échelle avec un haut niveau de qualité.

Basic Qualifications

- Extensive experience (10+ yrs) in AAA game development with a focus on character art.
- Proven experience leading multiple teams or disciplines on published AAA title.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality character work and artistic direction.
- Strong understanding of modular character pipelines and real-time production workflows.
- Experience working with large-scale character systems including crowd or customization pipelines.
- Strong experience with real-time engines. Unreal Engine 5 and Metahuman experience is a plus.
- Solid comprehension of technical constraints allowing scalability on multiple platforms, from high-end to mobile.
- Ability to translate artistic vision into clear direction for teams.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Characteristics

- Experience defining artistic vision and ability to maintain a scalable and cohesive character style identity on large-scale and open-world productions.
- Strong understanding of scalable character systems and production constraints.
- Experience working with outsourcing partners and distributed teams.
- Strategic mindset with strong prioritization and alignment skills.
- Strong sensitivity to realism, diversity, and character representation.
- Deep understanding of the gaming industry, current trends and player preferences.
- Excellent communication and natural practice of positive leadership skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting.
- Passion for storytelling through character design.
- Desire to think

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📌 Associate Art Director - Characters - Directeur.trice Artistique Associé.e - Personnages (Montreal)
🏢 Nbcuniversal3
📍 Montreal