Art Director

Tales is creating a modern publishing platform. We connect creators to data, upgrade their monetization, and give them the tools to create new storytelling formats. Think Roblox for storytellers. Join us and together we’ll democratize the creation and publishing of stories, building the next Netflix powered by creators in the process.

We're looking for an Art Director who can work with our freelance artists around the world to bring our stories to life with great backgrounds, characters, and key story moments. You'll be building out the largest asset library in the fiction space, allowing creators around the world to bring their stories to life with top notch assets.

We understand that Art Directors come from all stripes but we are SPECIFICALLY looking for an Art Director that comes from a concept art background and can lead by example. You should be able to create digital artwork that can serve as templates for others to follow. You have your choice of which companies to work for but you’re strongly driven by mission and values.

• Talent: Exceptional character and environment painting skills. Strong sense of color, dramatic lighting, and shot framing.

• Software: Must be a master in Photoshop.

• Language: Business proficiency in English to communicate complex narrative subjects.

• Experience: Working professionally with a game or entertainment studio.

• Mission: Only 5% of published fiction is written by people of color. We’re democratizing access to publishing by removing the traditional gatekeepers.

• Innovation: Build content creation tools creatives have never seen. Top creators from TellTale, BioWare, Wattpad, and Twitch have already started creating original franchises on our platform.

• Impact: Be the hero of creators who will be able to make a sustainable living on our platform. When they succeed in creating household names, you’ll know you had an integral part in bringing that to life.

• Upside: Being an early team member means you get to shape our journey in meaningful ways. Economically, you’ll own a piece of a more engaging and democratized version of Kindle or Netflix.

• Fun: The journey may be long but you’re working at the intersection of media and technology. This isn’t a payment processor (nothing wrong with that if that’s your cup of tea – but here there be games!).

• Remote, accepting worldwide candidates.

• Required to overlap 4+ hours with Californian (GMT-8) time zones.