Lead Level Artist

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Level Design • Technical Art

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unity

unreal

texturing

lighting-shading

composition

material-creation

Job Description

As a Lead Level Artist, you will be responsible for creating captivating 3D environments for AAA games. You will be an environment architect, a visual storyteller, and an experience maker. You will be responsible for leading a team of artists, planning and coordinating the creation of environment modules and materials, supervising the creation of structure, terrain, props, and their integration into the level until final polish. You will collaborate with the Art Director and Level Designer to understand game intentions and vision, perform research and create briefs in collaboration with a concept artist. You will also be responsible for integrating built assets into the game engine to set and dress a polished scene. You will ensure that the artistic direction and level gameplay are respected.

Must have:

Proven experience leading a team of artists
Mastering of level creation, editing, and performance optimization
Planning and coordinating environment modules and materials creation
Supervising structure, terrain, and props creation
Collaborating with Art Director and Level Designer
Research and brief creation with a concept artist
Integrating built assets into the game engine
Ensuring artistic direction and level gameplay alignment
At least 4 years of experience as a Level Artist
Experience in adjacent fields (modeling, texturing, lighting)
Excellent communication skills and team motivation
Knowledge of video game development process
Mastering of art fundamentals (lighting, staging, layout)
Mastering of Unreal, Unity, or any game engine
Visual, production, and technical problem-solving
Passion for quality and production techniques
Self-motivation and initiative
English fluency for international team collaboration
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Curiosity, flexibility, and resourcefulness

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As a Lead Level Artist, you will create captivating 3D environments for AAA games. You will be an environment architect, a visual storyteller, and an experience maker wrapped into one.

Even within a given framework, you can push creative boundaries – and you have the artistic ability to do so. You know how to modify lighting, create basic place-holders, play around with composition and add just the right amount of detail to develop a game space with plenty of personality.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical understanding of environment asset and level creation, can communicate with other disciplines within the development team and is able to take creative direction from the Art Director. In the end, he/she could become a reference point and a mentor for other level artists.