Lead Environment Artist

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the art team;
• Along with the Art Director, regular appraisal, review and objective setting for the art team;
• Ensure good communication & coordination between the art team and other disciplines of the bigger team;
• Assist with recruitment and selection of staff for the team;
• Liaise with external service providers if required;
• Prepare task schedules for the art team in conjunction with Artists, Art Project Managers, Producers and other Project Managers;
• Monitor and update schedules for the art team in conjunction with Artists, Art Project Managers, Producers and other Project Managers;
• Define and enforce industry leading working practices and structure for the given project, based on scope and resources;
• Ensure good art asset standards are set and achieved across the team;
• Be a quality gate. Help their team to succeed and push their quality to the next level;
• Foster the strengths of the team;
• Maintain and enforce the art vision and style set out by the Art Director;
• Can break down problems in an analytical manner and is able to present information concisely. This includes long-term strategic planning together with other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Extensive games experience; broad level of interdisciplinary knowledge;
• At least 1 AAA title shipped as a Lead Artist;
• Management and project planning experience;
• Recruitment/interviewing experience;
• Excellent understanding of production procedures and software employed in the team:
• Expert understanding of current game art processes, limitations and dependencies;
• Strong ability to create believable, realistic environments in a real-time engine;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Good motivational skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication;
• Able to manage, plan and organize time; highly reliable task prioritization and estimations;
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines at all levels;
• Ability to manage the demands of numerous people and tasks;
• Team leadership qualities and a team player.

Pluses

• Experience with CRYENGINE;
• Experience with procedural content creation;
• Experience with photogrammetry;
• Outsourcing experience;
• Passion for first-person shooter game.