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[English version, French to follow] About Keywords Studios Keywords Studios is a leading provider of technical and creative services to the global gaming industry, with over 13,000 staff across 70+ studios in 26 countries, serving more than 950 clients worldwide. We partner with many of the industry's leading developers and publishers across the full game development lifecycle—from concept and production through launch and live operations. Within our Create Service Line, world-class studios including Snowed In Studios, High Voltage, Volta, Hardsuit Labs, GameSim, Liquid Development, and Smoking Gun Interactive deliver exceptional art, game development, and audio services across every major genre and platform. To unify and elevate this capability, we are establishing a lean, highly senior Creative Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Montreal. This marks a strategic shift from traditional co-development support toward end-to-end creative ownership of game vision, systems, and execution strategy across the Americas. Within this CoE, we are redefining how games are conceived, pitched, and delivered—bringing together world-class studios across Canada, the United States, and Mexico (potentially further reach globally across Keywords Create teams as things progress)under a shared creative vision designed to win new partnerships, elevate execution quality, and shape the future of Keywords’ creative offering. About the Role As Principal Art Director – Americas CoE, you are the central Visual Architect for Keywords in North America. You will help define and evolve the visual identity of products from early concept exploration through production and delivery. While you will play a key role in creating compelling visual directions that support pitches and new business opportunities, you will also partner with studios and multidisciplinary teams throughout development to ensure artistic vision, quality, and visual cohesion are successfully realized. From stylized, cozy co-op worlds to dark, UE5-powered realism, you define the visual identity that creates the “wow” moment in pitches—and then partner with execution studios to bring that vision to life at scale. You operate at the intersection of creative vision, client engagement, and regional studio collaboration, empowered by AI-driven workflows that accelerate how we explore, iterate, and communicate visual ideas. What You Will Do (The Mandate) Visual Strategy & Artistic Direction Define and champion compelling visual directions that align with product vision, audience expectations, and market opportunities across genres, platforms, and art styles. Establish artistic pillars, visual identities, and style frameworks that guide environments, characters, UI, VFX, lighting, and overall player-facing presentation. Translate creative goals into clear, inspiring visual direction that aligns stakeholders and creates strong first impressions with clients and partners. Ensure visual consistency, quality, and cohesion across projects while balancing creative ambition with production and technical realities. Pitch Leadership & Client Engagement Act as a key creative contributor in client engagements, pitches, workshops, and business development initiatives across North America. Partner with the Regional Creative Director and Business Development teams to create compelling visual targets, mood boards, and pitch materials that win new opportunities. Develop visual explorations, style frames, and presentation materials that clearly communicate artistic vision and production potential. Present and articulate visual direction to clients, stakeholders, and internal teams with clarity, confidence, and conviction. Regional Studio Collaboration , & Discipline Supervision Collaborate with studios across Canada, the United States, and Mexico  (potentially further reach globally across Keywords Create teams as things progress) to elevate visual qualit