Lead Environment Artist

Company Description

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase - Red; as well as two projects in VR technology - Green Hell VR and Thunder - a new project based on one of the IPs from the Group’s portfolio.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you’ll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

**Job Description**:

- To manage talents of Environment team to achieve best possible result for the project and personal growth of team members
- To maintain artistic consistency of all environment art created by Environment Artists Team, and ensure that they follow the Art Director vision provided by Concept Art team
- To produce autonomously the modeling and texturing of 3D objects, characters and the graphical content of levels in accordance with the artistic direction, Technical and Design requirements.

**Qualifications**:

- Provide mentorship, direction and best in class managing principles to ensure quality results and efficient working practices
- Mentoring, managing and leading the Environment Artists department
- Work with production team to plan development and provide tasks assignment to Artists team schedule
- Maintain artistic consistency of all environment art created by Environment Artists Team, and ensure that they follow the Art Director vision provided by Concept Art team
- Ensure that all created assets efficiently satisfy all technical engine and design requirements
- Provide day-to-day feedback and creatively solve problems
- Supervision of bugfixing and describing R&D case studies in knowledge base
- Providing R&D projects and pipeline and workflows improvements
- Cooperation with Tech Art on pipeline improvements
- Coordinating the Environment Art effort with possible outsource teams
- Creating high quality assets and gadgets suitable technically and artistically to project universe
- Model and texture high poly and low poly environment assets
- Conduct consistent performance reviews of staff members
- Conduct recruitment projects with HR collaboration
- Conduct onboarding to new hires

Additional Information
**What we offer**:
**U.S.**
- 100% group health insurance benefit premiums paid by PCF (Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, and Supplemental Live) and start on day 1 of employment.
- 401K with 100% match, up to 3% of employee salary, and vested immediately.
- Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
- 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.
- 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.
- Long term disability, short term disability, travel insurance, as well as other benefits provided.

**Canada**
- Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
- Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics.
- 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 wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.
- 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.