Skydance
Art Director
Responsibilities
Requirements
- Champion and help execute the Director’s creative vision for the film’s visual identity, in close partnership with the Production Designer, ensuring consistency and excellence from development through final delivery
- Define, develop, and clearly communicate the film’s artistic style, with a particular focus on environments, sets, props, and color design, establishing a cohesive visual language across all departments
- Create and contribute high-quality concept art, visual development materials, and key imagery
- Collaborate with the Production Designer to lead and oversee the Los Angeles and Madrid based Art Departments, fostering alignment, consistency, and a unified creative direction across global teams (including occasional travel as needed)
- Provide ongoing artistic direction, feedback, and mentorship to team members, supporting their growth while maintaining high creative standards
- Work closely with studio leadership, production, and technical teams to align on creative goals, production timelines, tools, and budget, balancing artistic ambition with practical execution
- Prepare and deliver compelling presentations that communicate the film’s visual direction to studio executives, stakeholders, and external partners
- Partner with production leadership, Talent Development, and Talent Acquisition to identify, evaluate, and help secure top artistic talent for key roles across departments (both internally and externally)
- Facilitate clear and proactive communication across departments
- Other duties as assigned
- 6 years of experience working on animated feature productions; experience in leading or supervising an Art Department, preferably within CG animated feature films a plus
- Demonstrated ability to develop visual ideas from initial concept through final execution, with a strong sense of ownership and creative problem-solving
- Exceptional understanding of design fundamentals, including composition, color theory, lighting, shape language, and visual storytelling
- Proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to guide, motivate, and develop artists in a collaborative production environment
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize across multiple demands while maintaining a high standard of artistic quality
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset and the ability to clearly articulate creative direction to diverse teams
- Ability to balance creative vision with production realities, aligning the needs of the show, department, and studio
- Solid understanding of animation production pipelines, workflows, and tools, with proficiency in industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop
- Experience working across multiple locations or with distributed teams is a plus
The compensation range for this non-exempt position in Los Angeles, CA is $2,900-4,000/week. The rate offered may vary based on the candidate’s location, qualifications, experience and relevant expertise, among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package, including bonus, benefits, etc.
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Skydance is a diversified media company that crafts immersive worlds and compelling narratives across feature films, television, interactive platforms, and animation. Targeting global audiences, Skydance is distinguished by its commitment to high-quality, event-level entertainment that combines creativity with technological innovation.
- Founded
- Founded 2017
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- Media
- Total raised
- $1.6B raised
Art Director