Art Lead

We are looking for a Lead Artist to lead and motivate a team of talented 2D & 3D Artists in delivering immersive worlds and AAA quality assets. This position entails a great deal of responsibility and opportunity to develop and elaborate distinctive art style, develop an art guide and drive further the development of a strong team and for which your artistic, technical, and managerial expertise is of great importance.
As a Lead Artist, your job is to plan, organize, follow-up, and evaluate their work in order to ensure that they meet the production objectives in terms of time and quality. And at the very start of your journey, you’ll have to get your own hands dirty to set the standard of artistic quality and productive culture in a team. If you’re up for a challenge, don’t hesitate and apply!

BECOMING ONE OF THE DRAGONS YOU WILL:

• Develop, evolve and maintain the artistic style and vision of a project in development according to its core values and pillars starting from initial game pitch and up to the project release;
• Lead artistic team in development of AAA quality environments and assets;
• Participate in the scheduling of his part of the project and maintain planning foresight;
• Maintain effective informational flow to the team to ensure the team members are aligned with the project objectives;
• Encourage creativity and participation from all team members
• Maintain a close working relationship with your direct manager, producers, leads, directors and other teams to push project quality
• Raise the bar for the project by demanding high results from self and team members
• Share knowledge and recommend best practices in your area of operation
• Ensure that produced and integrated assets respect the artistic vision of the game and meet the quality standards

EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEAR:

• 3+ years of game industry experience;
• 2+ years of experience as an Art Lead in the game industry;
• At least one PC or Console game shipped as an Art Lead;
• Strong game culture;
• Strong experience in team leadership and management;
• Excellent knowledge in Photoshop or other equivalent packages;
• Good knowledge of 3D software (3DS Max, Zbrush, etc.);
• Good knowledge of game engines;
• Strong artistic skills;
• Excellent communication skills and great team player;
• Problem-solving attitude;
• Able to drive change and inspire others to generate new ideas. ### YOU’RE A ROCKSTAR IF YOU HAVE:
• Previous experience shipping first or third-person action shooter game as Art Lead;
• A passion for playing and developing exceptional games.

Grow with us, we’ve got you covered

• competitive financial reward (yes, we are fair enough),
• challenges to raise your XPs score (professional trainings and conferences, internal mentorship),
• health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave,
• culture of diversity & inclusion to unite the most outstanding talents,
• community of people who understand your game passion.

Join Dragon’s Lake Entertainment and take challenges you’ve always been dreaming about.