Lead Artist | Artiste Principale

Ludia•Montreal, QC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Artist, you will play a key role in defining, executing, and maintaining the visual vision of a new multiplayer mobile game. You will serve as the go-to person for ensuring the overall artistic consistency of the project by overseeing the creation and validation of visual assets, including characters, environments, and interactive elements, from concept through in-game integration. With strong artistic sensibility, solid expertise in 3D production, and excellent visual judgment, you will collaborate closely with Production, Design, Programming, and external partners to ensure a cohesive, engaging art direction that stays true to the product vision. This role combines artistic leadership, production oversight, and hands-on contribution, with direct impact on the game’s visual identity and overall quality.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive experience in 3D art within the video game industry
Significant experience in artistic leadership or team supervision
Proven experience creating 3D characters and environments
Portfolio demonstrating strong artistic expertise and excellent visual direction
Strong proficiency in one or more 3D production tools (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, or equivalent)
Strong mastery of modeling, sculpting, texturing, and rendering workflows
Good understanding of mobile production constraints
Strong artistic sensibility, with an excellent eye for shapes, silhouettes, materials, and composition
Solid understanding of the full artistic production pipeline
Ability to balance creative vision with technical constraints
Positive leadership and ability to rally a multidisciplinary team
Excellent communication, collaboration, and feedback skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in an evolving production environment
Autonomous, detail-oriented, and highly organized
Fluent in both French and English to communicate and lead diverse teams and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Unity (a strong asset)

Responsibilities

Ensure overall visual consistency across all 3D assets in the project
Contribute to defining and evolving the game’s art direction in collaboration with the leadership team
Establish and maintain the project’s artistic quality standards
Ensure every asset integrates seamlessly into the game’s visual universe
Actively contribute to the creation of high-quality 3D assets, including characters, environments, props, and interactive elements
Oversee asset design, modeling, texturing, and optimization
Ensure high visual quality while respecting mobile technical constraints
Ensure strong visual readability of assets in gameplay context
Review, validate, and approve artistic assets before in-game integration
Provide clear and constructive feedback to elevate overall production quality
Follow up as needed to ensure visual standards are met
Quickly identify quality or art direction deviations and propose solutions
Collaborate closely with Production, Design, Programming, and Art teams
Participate in art planning within a milestone-driven production environment
Support production decisions related to artistic priorities and timelines
Contribute to improving production workflows and pipelines
Collaborate with external partners and/or licensors to ensure brand compliance
Prepare and present assets for approval
Effectively integrate external feedback into artistic production
Act as the artistic point of contact during approval cycles