We are looking for a Lead Creature Artist that shares our passion for creating worlds and the creatures that fill them. This position will be leading a team of internal and outsourced creature art and will be the driving force in shaping and maintaining the quality of the creatures in addition to creating bar setting content.

What You Will Do

• Work with Art Director to drive and maintain high visual quality of creature models
• Lead the Creature art team by establishing and maintaining use of best practices and standards
• Create stylized, appealing, efficient, creature models
• Direct and mentor the internal and external creature teams through verbal and written feedback
• Communicate the visual design and development of the creatures through art specifications, style guides and reference material
• Provide inspiration to the team through verbal communication, bar setting work, and reference material collection
• Manage, direct and drive outsourcing initiatives for the creature team as necessary
• Drive team growth regarding adopting new relevant tools, techniques and programs.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Previous lead experience on a shipped title within a game production environment
• Ability to create stylized creatures based on gameplay prompts and limited concept support
• Strong concept design skills with an eye for shape language and silhouette readability
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Strong traditional and digital art skills
• Actively collaborates with other artists, designers, and programmers to solve schedule and technical problems
• Experience with: Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance Suite, Perforce
• A critical eye, self-awareness, interest in taking and giving critiques, and a desire to produce work at the highest levels of AAA quality and game performance
• Passion for teamwork and improving communication

At this time, we are only accepting internal applications for this role.