Sr Art Director - D&D

Hasbro•Renton, WA

8d•$114,400 - $181,600•Hybrid

About The Position

At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in! Our adventuring party at Dungeons & Dragons®, the world's greatest role-playing game, is looking for a ground- breaking Senior Art Director to join our award-winning team. A creative individual who will guide, elevate, and champion our studio’s vision of D&D through dynamic art worldbuilding, commissioning, and strategic, hands-on conceptual development. Are you a curious, highly engaged, and experienced visual creative who is immersed in fantasy art? Are you interested in working within an established brand/IP while constantly looking to grow the brand’s audience and visual expression? If so, please apply today! This role is a hybrid role requiring three days a week in our Renton, WA office.

Requirements

4+ yrs experience in commercial art illustration and/or commissioning Art Director roles
A portfolio demonstrating strong creative vision
You keep current with fantasy illustration market/talent and have an interest in discovering varied, up-and-coming artists
Effective communication and organizational abilities, keen attention to detail, and ease with both offering and accepting feedback
Ability to demonstrate ownership over commissioned work and concept art, and to synthesize game mechanics, brand knowledge, and creative goals into clear and concise direction
A proactive “yes, and” approach to concepting, feedback, and mentorship. You are a strong visual storyteller and collaborator at heart, using loose sketching, paint-overs, and other artist-focused methodologies to communicate direction.
The ability to prioritize and multi-task in a multidimensional, fast-paced environment that revolves around multiple product development calendars.
Adept in Adobe Photoshop, proficient in Illustrator, InDesign and MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Lead in-house and external illustrators in crafting concept art assets.
Commission key artwork, sourcing freelance illustrators for each piece, offering ongoing direction on individual pieces, and encouraging strong connections with those collaborators.
Work alongside Creative Team partners to develop, define and communicate the visual creative foundation of future D&D worlds. Act as the art subject matter expert, leading the visual development of characters, environments and details needed to successfully support future card set releases.
Present and pitch creative concepts in brainstorms, meetings, and stand-up critiques, serving as a flexible authority on visual direction for both internal and external partners.
Participate in brainstorms on future D&D creative expressions and workflow/process improvements in partnership with department leaders.
Present updates to leadership, showcasing work and contextualizing it within our larger visual strategy.