3D Art Director

4 days ago

Québec City, Canada Devoted Studios Full time
Devoted Studios is a production management company headquartered in the USA that manages the external development of video games. With a mission to create equal opportunity for all talents to work on the games of their dreams, Devoted Studios aims to decentralize game development. We are seeking an experienced 3D Art Director from the video games industry to support our company's initiatives.

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of Unreal Engine / Unity,  Photoshop, Maya,  Blender, Substance, Marmoset, Jira.
  • At least 4-6 years of leadership experience in the video game industry
  • Effectively collaborate with remote teams 
  • Experience managing, scheduling, administering performance reviews for a team of artists
  • Write and maintain technical documentation in terms of standards, pipelines and processes
  • English Level C1
  • Ability to work on 3-5 projects simultaneously
  • Ability to mentor effectively 
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Able to work remotely as part of a large group 
  • A passion for video games

Major Responsibilities
  • Managing the Art Team
    • Review other projects for quality and technical consistency, providing feedback
    • Vet and manage vendors
    • Communicate directly with art teams, clients, and partners
  • Feedback and Guidelines
    • Provide video and delivery template feedback for art teams
    • Create guidelines and technical requirements, pitch guidelines/presentations for clients
  • Production Workflow
    • Resolve workflow problems for production projects
    • Identify work process improvements
    • Communicate in advance to the Producer in case Change Requests are needed or if out of initial estimates, providing reasoning.
  • Team Leadership
    • Inspire, motivate, and mentor other artists in best practices, processes, and procedures related to production
    • Ensure all assets created by the art team and outsource studios conform to style and technical guidelines
    • Work together with the team of Art Directors, Lead Artist, 3D Modeler
  • Project Management
    • Estimate pre-production requests
    • Evaluate art content and perform final polishing if required
    • Maintain accurate documentation of production methodologies and techniques
    • Help develop best practices for art creation
  • Onboarding and Training
    • Participate in the onboarding process and project setup
    • Train, assign, schedule, and coach the internal team
  • Time Management
    • Ensure timely time tracking
  • Collaboration
    • Work with US-based Art Directors to ensure high-quality production, on-time delivery, and budget adherence.
    • Partner with team members (Art Director, Lead Artist, 3D Modeler) on various projects.
    • Coordinate with internal teams to enhance project quality.

Goals:
  • Building strong, motivated, and loyal production teams
  • Illuminating inefficiencies throughout the production process to grow and support distributed asset creation
  • Maintain high-level satisfaction of clients and vendors at all times

Requirements

Qualifications:
  • Extensive experience in leading and managing art teams
  • Strong background in 3D art and technical consistency
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Proven ability to manage external vendors and maintain high standards of quality
  • Expertise in creating and maintaining production guidelines and documentation
  • Ability to inspire and mentor artists, fostering a positive and productive work environment
  • Proficient in estimating project requirements and managing pre-production tasks
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
  • Experience in the entertainment or gaming industry is preferred
  • Familiarity with tools such as Jira and Confluence is a plus
  • 5+ years of proven experience as Lead Artist or 3D Character Artist.
  • 3+ years within a game studio environment
  • Background in (Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator)
  • Experience working in a service provider

Benefits

We offer:

  • Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
  • Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
  • Convenient working conditions – remote work, opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
  • А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally

This is a remote, full-time contracted position.

  • 100% Remote
  • Flexibility
  • Multicultural environment
  • USD payment + other benefits

We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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