Andrew Dayton a Technical Director Pixar Animation Studio talks to GameGareers.BIZ

Andrew graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1998. He started working in the industry in commercials as a freelance artist. Later Andrew, worked on feature film intro, music videos, commercials, architectural visualization, medical animation, print. Then he was hired by Black Logic in New York City as a Technical [...]

Hannah Crosby, Game Character Artist, speaks to Women in Games Jobs

Hannah Crosby, Character Artist with Rare, met with Antonia Cullum of Women in Games Jobs at the Develop Conference in Brighton. Her advice on the qualities needed seeking a job in the games industry. “I think persistence; there are sometimes a limited number of roles, especially in character art out there so you might need [...]

Meet Mark Brassington a 3D game modeller at Runescape developer, Jagex in Cambridge, UK

Mark Brassington is a 3D modeller at Jagex, a computer games design company. He loved computer games ever since he watched his Dad play Ghostbusters on his Commodore 64. He didn’t realise it was possible to make a career out of game design until he was deciding what course to do at university. “Some people [...]

Game artist and animator job descriptions and salary ranges in the UK.

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Job Description

Art Director £45,000-£70,000 
Creative Director
The Art Director is responsible for the overall look and feel of the game. Working with the Game Designer in the first instance, the Art Director devises the game’s visual style and directs the production of all visual material throughout the game’s development. The Art Director may produce much of [...]