Lead Level Artist
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Lead level artist creating immersive, stylized game worlds for Cloud Chamber, the studio behind BioShock. Managing artists, architectural systems, and cross-disciplinary AAA development.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of artists responsible for compelling, stylized, high-quality level art and immersive world-building
- Partner with Art Leads to manage, mentor, and inspire World Builders and Level Artists
- Collaborate with the Art Director, Associate Art Director, and other Leads to ensure artistic consistency across the project
- Collaborate with Design and Narrative Leads to create immersive, believable environments
- Design and improve modular architectural systems for levels
- Provide objective, empathetic feedback and establish realistic development schedules
- Manage day-to-day activities of the World Art Team
- Mentor and manage artists’ career growth and development
- Create and manage asset lists with internal and external partner teams
- Coordinate workflow, support interdisciplinary communication, and facilitate efficient game-world building
- Collaborate across design, art, engineering, animation, and audio teams to deliver a world-class AAA experience
- Stay current on technological advancements and identify solutions to developmental obstacles
Requirements:
- 7 or more years of experience in internal game development with an emphasis on environmental art or level architecture
- At least 2 shipped titles; UE5/UE4 preferred; one shipped title in a leadership capacity; AAA titles preferred
- Prior experience leading other artists and managing their career growth, goal-setting, and overall job performance
- Ability to communicate and collaborate across multiple disciplines and locations clearly and effectively
- Knowledge of current industry-standard tools: 3D Studio Max / Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Photoshop, etc.
- Recent use of industry-standard game editors; UE5 preferred
- Experience with industry-standard asset management tools
- Ability to support, inspire, and elevate team capabilities
- Knowledge of classic drawing and/or painting techniques, with ability to sketch ideas on paper
- Solid awareness and sense of spatial composition and proportions
- Understanding of basic architecture
- Comfortable working in an iterative design environment
- Strong and empathetic leadership with proven mentoring skills and a track record supporting high-functioning teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams
- Persistence, self-motivation, and a proactive mindset
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and quality under pressure, ambiguity, and changing priorities
- Ability to build trust-based relationships and navigate organizational complexity with tact and emotional intelligence
- Openness to feedback and direction, desire to learn new skills, and ability to produce quality revisions
- Strong ownership, autonomy, attention to detail, organization, and high quality standards
- For candidates located in Quebec: professional proficiency in both French and English; English required for collaboration with U.S. teams and international partners and for specialized technical documentation
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity employer committed to reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities
- Reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment
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