Lead Texture Artist

1 month ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2K Full time
Job Overview

We're seeking a highly skilled Lead Online Texture Artist to join our team at 2K. As a key member of our art team, you'll be responsible for guiding the creation of high-quality textures that bring our games to life.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with art leads, lighting artists, and directors to develop the game vision and ensure consistency across all art assets.
  • Coordinate and motivate a team of texture artists to create textures from scratch, references, or scans, while maintaining quality and performance standards.
  • Organize and run regular team meetings to assign tasks, establish priorities, and discuss progress.
  • Balance artistic aspects with technical constraints, ensuring that textures meet the required standards for poly count, memory, and other performance metrics.
  • Review integrated work to ensure it aligns with the artistic direction and fits the overall feel of the game.
  • Provide mentorship and constructive feedback to develop a consistent, high-quality visual style.
  • Stay up-to-date on industry best practices and trends to maintain our competitive edge.
  • Participate in recruitment to build and grow your texture art team.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • A degree in 3D Modeling or equivalent.
  • At least 5 years of experience in texturing, modeling, lighting, or other relevant fields, with leadership experience a plus.
  • Knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g., Photoshop) and familiarity with 3D software (e.g., 3DS Max, ZBrush, or Maya) and game engines (e.g., Unity or Unreal).
  • A solid understanding of art fundamentals, physically based rendering, and game constraints.
  • Excellent mentorship, communication, organization, time management, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Flexibility and a resourceful spirit.
  • A highly collaborative, creative, and empathetic approach.
  • A sharp eye for detail.
  • Knowledge of project management software (e.g., Jira) is a plus but not required.

To apply, please submit your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and any relevant games shipped, along with a portfolio of your best work (attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio).


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