Lead Character Artist
$150,400–$150,400 year
RemoteCalifornia, United States or New Britain, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Manage, coach, and mentor a team of character artists to support their career growth and artistic output. Set artistic standards in Unreal Engine, build exemplary reference assets, and establish clear workflows to ensure consistent quality. Work closely with Directors, Leads, Concept, Environment, Design, Gameplay, and Animation teams to prototype assets and align specifications with project goals. Collaborate with the Art Director and Outsourcing Manager to assign and schedule character assets for external development partners. Contribute to material pipelines, track team output, supervise bug distribution, and provide input on custom tools and software. Establish overall visual quality bar and guidelines for character development on the BioShock project.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of professional experience in the video game industry
- 2 or more shipped titles as a character artist
- preferably on a first-person title
- Proven success managing, guiding, and mentoring a team of character artists
- Expert proficiency in 3D creation tools including 3ds Max, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, and Unreal Engine
- Mastery of the PBR pipeline for texture creation, including baking tools, Substance Painter, and Photoshop
- Exceptional background in traditional art with an expert understanding of human anatomy, composition, proportion, volume, light, and color
- A reliable, positive force multiplier
- actively seeking opportunities to integrate work across disciplines
- contribute to a healthy, supportive team environment
- A solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- ability to articulate complex ideas clearly
- package information for diverse audiences
- deliver difficult feedback with empathy and professionalism
- Experienced in working in cross-disciplinary teams with strong communication skills
- Persistent and self-motivated with a proactive mindset
- Able to maintain effectiveness and quality under pressure, ambiguity, and fast-changing priorities
- An active listener able to build and maintain trust-based relationships across all levels of the organization
- understand differing perspectives
- navigate organizational complexity with tact and emotional intelligence
- Highly open to feedback and direction
- possessing a desire to learn new skills
- capable of producing quick, quality revisions based on new insights or constraints
- Strong ownership of tasks
- striving to drive work forward autonomously
- maintaining a critical eye for detail and organization
- ensuring high standards of quality
- Dedicated to upholding Cloud Chamber's core values
- contributing to a positive and respectful company culture
- striving for excellence in all endeavors
- professional proficiency in both French and English
- Proficiency in English is required to collaborate with our U.S. teams and international partners
- handle specialized technical documentation (reading, writing, and communication)
Desired Qualifications
- preferably on a first-person title
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