3D Character Art Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead 3D character art and coordinate work with a multidisciplinary team accountable for character-building, including but not limited to narrative and design
• Mentor and inspire a talented team of artists through all phases of production
• Foster a safe culture for growth, feedback and coaching to encourage strong creative debate
• Create strong processes and scalable art workflows that force multiply the team’s efforts and define a high art quality bar, internally and externally with partner studios
• Inspire and motivate the team with craft and process advisement
• Embrace “we” culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
• Develop internal and external style guides and workflows, and manage teams through creation of game assets
• Be accountable to the art director visual goals and directions

Required Skills

• Deep understanding of the character art decisions that matter to competitive players in action or fighting games
• Proven experience in early AAA game development leadership role(s)
• Experience in leading art teams that include but not limited to 3D character art, character customization, NPC
• Demonstrated skills and deep understanding of stylized art and style adaptability
• Expert knowledge in Maya, Blender or Max, Substance
• Expert knowledge in Unreal Engine
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving capability with high attention to detail
• Strategic and critical thinking skills with a proactive, investigative mindset
• Help created or established character customization in Unreal and scaled content with outsourcing companies

Nice-to-have Skills

• Platformer genre development experience
• Experience working on a game with a high angle isometric camera perspective
• Experience leading multiple teams on a live game (“game as a service”)