Lead Hard Surface Artist
- Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day management of the Hard-Surface Art Tea;
- Along with the Art Director & Project Manager conduct regular appraisal, review and objective setting for the Hard-Surface Art Team;
- Ensure good communication & coordination between your department and other disciplines involved in the development process;
- Steer the recruitment process by: Conducting interviews, drive the selection of staff with the team;
- Give constructive feedback to your team members and their work to achieve the best possible results;
- Help team members to grow and improve and generally care for a healthy team environment;
- Support External Development Team on their effort´s to meet the project goals;
- Prepare task & monitor the overall schedule for the art team in conjunction with Artists, Art Project Managers, Producers and other Project Managers;
- Create high quality Hard-Surface Assets besides the daily routines;
- Define and enforce good 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;
- Maintain the art vision and style set out by the Art Director.
- Requirements
- Extensive game-development experience;
- 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 Hard-Surface Assets (Props, Vehicles, Weapons) in a real-time engine;
- Strong ability to give constructive, precise and clear feedback in all processes of asset creation, while not losing sight of the bigger picture;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Good motivational skills;
- Excellent written and verbal communication;
- Able to manage, plan and organize time;
- 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 working with the CRYENGINE;
- Experience in content outsourcing.
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