Chef d’équipe, artiste de niveau / Lead Level Artist

People Can Fly

8d • Remote

About The Position

The main goal of the role is to manage, oversee and represent team needs supported by established pipeline execution and hands-on personal work on levels, content and documentation to effectively produce playable levels based on Art Director's vision, Level design and storytelling needs with respecting production constraints and performance benchmarks.

Requirements

• Portfolio demonstrating AAA quality environment art, ideally showcasing breakdowns of modular workflow approach explaining strong domain knowledge, broader pipeline experience, artistic taste and the ability to deliver environments suitable for game production (Unreal Engine).
• Professional experience with at least one industry-standard DCC package (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max or equivalent).
• Mastery of modular workflows.
• Advanced experience creating environments in Unreal Engine, including world building and optimization.
• Artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial ideation.
• Ability to adapt, and develop specific art style, techniques and workflows with minimum guidance.
• Demonstration of narrative set dressing.
• Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine.
• A solid understanding of traditional art skills along with foundational design competencies (shape, form, texture, value and color).
• Skilled in using PBR shaders and normal maps on a daily basis.
• Strong mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
• Ability to collaborate with department leads, and different departments to solve artistic and technical challenges.
• Software Unreal Engine, Maya/3dsMax, Zbrush, Blender, Photoshop, Substance Painter
• 7+ years in console or PC game development including 5+ years in unreal engine and prior experience in any leadership capacity.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and foster an engaging atmosphere within their team to achieve best possible result for the project and personal growth of team members.
• Creating world geometry and composition for levels in Unreal Engine.
• Maintain technical consistency of all environment art within scope and following established pipeline.
• Ensure that all created assets efficiently satisfy all technical engine and design requirements.
• Define, maintain and communicate environment art quality standards and completion criteria for environment deliverables.
• Translate the Art Director's vision into clear artistic direction for the team and ensure its consistent execution.
• Produce work within specifications and maintain workflow pipelines within given deadlines.
• Work closely with the production team on tasks assignment and schedule to meet deadlines, also ensuring healthy work-life balance by setting clear expectations and scope of work.
• Supervision of bug fixing and describing R&D case studies in knowledge base.
• Risk identification and communication at possibly early stage and propose solutions to manage risk along project needs.
• Provide day-to-day feedback to maintain desired quality and team growth.
• Working with the team to find solutions and creatively solve problems.
• Knowledge sharing and mentoring peers.
• Collaborate with Tech Art and foster R&D initiatives, to explore new techniques and implement improvements to pipelines and workflows.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively across departments with other Leads, Directors, and project stakeholders to ensure efficiency and minimize miscommunication.
• Conduct consistent performance and compensation reviews of staff members.
• Conduct recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
• Conduct onboarding to new hires.

Benefits

• Benefit package 100% paid by PCF.
• The insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental.
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
• Free virtual health and mental well-being sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed