Commissioning Art Director - Contract

Job description

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! How would you like to work with the best fantasy illustrators to make every Magic card worthy of an award? Magic: the Gathering, the world’s first and best-in-class Trading Card Game, is hiring a new Contract - Commissioning Art Director! What You'll Do: - Commission a high volume of artwork by: identifying freelance illustrators for each piece, providing continuous art direction on individual pieces, maintaining solid relationships with those partners, and providing regular updates to the card concent producer on art status. - Review print-ready files to ensure final card quality. - Participate in brainstorms on future Magic creative expressions and workflow/process improvements in partnership with department leaders. What You’ll Bring: - 2+ yrs commercial art experience. - A portfolio demonstrating strong creative vision with a cinematic lens. - Understanding of Magic as both a gam...