Art Director - Ink
Core
Lead visual development and aesthetic direction for experimental GenAI-native animated shorts and specials, guiding artists from story inception to final delivery.
Role type
Senior Art Director (Animation)
Builds
Feature-quality animated shorts and specials
Domain
Animation / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Visual development, character design, background painting, color design, team leadership, digital drawing (Photoshop), CG pipeline knowledge
Preferred skills
3D DCCs (Maya, Unreal, Blender), node-based generative interfaces, GenAI native tools
Technologies
Photoshop, Maya, Unreal, Blender
Responsibilities
Develop and communicate style guides spanning visual development, color, backgrounds, characters, and props/fx; Supervise a team of artists while creating assets alongside them using traditional and GenAI tools; Partner with production and technical teams to develop hybrid filmmaking workflows; Assess portfolios and participate in hiring for design and color teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
